Thanks I’ll look into this. Dex
> On May 1, 2020, at 5:03 PM, Sorawee Porncharoenwase <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Sam just suggested me in the other email thread that a much easier way to do > things is to download and install Minimal Racket, then install DrRacket from > source. > >> On Fri, May 1, 2020 at 7:59 AM Dexter Lagan <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I apologize in advance if my questions are naïve or have been asked >> previously. I read the 'Building Racket from Source' guide and couldn't find >> answers to some specific questions. I'm new to Git. >> >> I'd like to download DrRacket's source and profile it, say to improve >> scrolling performance or track this post-startup lock-up : >> - Do I need to download the entire Racket tree in order to build DrRacket? >> - Is the DrRacket's built-in profiler solid enough to handle profiling >> DrRacket itself? >> - Modules in DrRacket's repo don't always have very telling names. Is there >> a document describing what each module does? >> - If I make a change to a source file on my system, yet somebody else >> modifies the same file on their local system. Say both of our changes are >> accepted by whoever manages commits, how will accepted changes to the code >> merged? >> >> Also, say I have a suggestion regarding how DrRacket handles compiling >> standalone executables, do I still need to create an issue on its Github? >> For work I compile to standalone all day long, and I really wish DrRacket >> didn't zip the resulting file (it would be better to have the .exe file in >> an automatically created /bin or /output folder). Zipping the file takes >> time, and I have to unzip it each time, which takes more time, this piles up >> when done every few minutes, all day long. I could use raco exe, but I'd >> rather stay in DrRacket, and I'm sure many people would rather have the >> default behavior to not zip, just to have single responsibility on the >> compile function. >> >> One last questions: I have encountered differences in the behavior of >> macros between the REPL, a launcher and a standalone executable for >> distribution. Is there a document outlining the deeper differences between >> these three ways of executing Racket code? >> >> Have a great weekend, wherever you're confined, >> >> Dexter >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Racket Users" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/racket-users/CACUENr%2B%3Drr87rehZHQyDX%2BusXBZHdCY_46-pkKTuotj6HRwffg%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Racket Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/racket-users/078809BB-8EA9-4C2A-B8C4-DD32FEADFF62%40gmail.com.
