[racket] Error with MrEd Designer package

From: Jérôme Brilland (jeromebri at gmx.fr)
Date: Tue May 13 16:53:55 EDT 2014

Hi,

I use Racket 5.2.1 (under Debian Stable).

Yes, it works with an older version (3:7) of MrEd Designer. And MrEd 
Designer 3:10 works with Racket 6.0.

Thanks.
Jérôme

On 11/05/2014 14:36, Laurent wrote:
> Hi Jérôme,
>
> The `(require (planet ...))` will download the old package from the 
> old package repository:
> http://planet.racket-lang.org/display.ss?package=mred-designer.plt&owner=orseau
> instead of the one on github, which is registered on the new package 
> repository:
> https://pkg.racket-lang.org/#[mred-designer]
>
> The old package is fine if you use an old version of Racket though 
> (but is not the preferred way).
>
> The error you get suggests that you are indeed running a (quite) old 
> version of Racket.
>
> In the best case, if it's possible, you should:
> 1) Download and install a new version of Racket from 
> http://download.racket-lang.org/
> 2) Install MrEd Designer with either:
> 2a) from within DrRacket, "Fichier" > "Installer un paquetage", type 
> mred-designer and "Installer"
> 2b) from the command line: raco pkg install mred-designer
> 3) Run mred designer with either:
> 3a) from within DrRacket, in the interaction window, type `(require 
> mred-designer)`
> 3b) from the command line (recommended), type `racket -l mred-designer`
>
> If you cannot download a more recent version of Racket, you should 
> first remove the 3.10 version of MrEd Designer, and install an older 
> one that does not use `module+` with:
> (require (planet orseau/mred-designer:3:9))
> hoping that your version of Racket is sufficiently recent (otherwise 
> you could try an even older version of MrEd Designer).
>
> However, I have a sudden doubt: will requiring a lower minor version 
> number require actually the highest minor version number for the same 
> major version number?
> If so, you will get the exact same error than the one you had...
>
> Keep me posted.
>
> Laurent
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 10:00 PM, Jérôme Brilland <jeromebri at gmx.fr 
> <mailto:jeromebri at gmx.fr>> wrote:
>
>     Hello,
>
>     I am beginner with Racket. I would like to try MrEd Designer :
>     https://github.com/Metaxal/MrEd-Designer/wiki/User%27s-Documentation
>
>     I have downloaded the package with :
>     (require (planet orseau/mred-designer:3:10))
>
>     I am trying to use the module :
>     (require (planet orseau/mred-designer))
>
>     But I get the following error :
>
>     .
>     .racket/planet/300/5.2.1/cache/orseau/mred-designer.plt/3/10/templates.ss:11:1:
>     expand: unbound identifier in module in: module+
>     >
>
>     Could you help me ?
>
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