<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> I am ready to release Version 2.0 of the PLT Scheme Science Collection.  I have versions for both V209 and V299 (299.100 anyway).  The only source code differences are due to changes in contracts – specifically any? -> any/c and natural? -> natural/c.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 1) Should I release both versions to PLaneT as they are or should I attempt to make the source the same for both?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 2) The graphics functionality for the science collection requires a patch to fix a bug in the plot collection (PLoT) for Version 299.100.  Should I include the patched file from PLoT (plplot.ss)?  Is there a better way to handle this?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I am also ready to release Version 0.9 of the PLT Scheme Simulation Collection.  The simulation collection makes use of the science collection internally.  During development, I have each of these collections in a local collects directory and use (require (lib <file> “science”)), for example, when I need <file> from the science collection.  This means that when I’m ready to release it, I have to change all of the require calls throughout the collection to refer to PLaneT.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 3) Is there a better process for developing collections that are going to be released to PLaneT?  For example, can I put them in the local planet cache (or at least I think of it as a cache) manually?  Will this interfere with the normal workings of PLaneT?  Is that what I should have been doing all along?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Any other comments or suggestions for developing and releasing inter-related collections would be welcome.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> One last question.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 4) Can I refer to sub-collections using PLaneT?  Generally, the entire science collection isn’t needed so it is divided into sub-collections.  For example, (require (lib “beta.ss” “science” “random-distributions”)) would just require the beta.ss file instead of all of the random-distributions (or all of the science collection).  Is there an equivalent syntax for PLaneT?<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks,<o:p></o:p> Doug<o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>