Sam has started an issue to keep track of everything: https://github.com/racket/racket/issues/3457
On Tue, Oct 20, 2020 at 10:46 PM Robby Findler <[email protected]> wrote: > The NWU snapshots are (mostly) working again and we've gotten a pkg-build > using the CS build to go through. The results are here: > > https://plt.eecs.northwestern.edu/pkg-build/ > > Some pkgs are newly failing their tests (or other problems) because > they're now running on CS. > > Robby > > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 2:33 PM Robby Findler <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I'm finally catching up and switching the Northwestern snapshots to BC by >> default. I've made the change and the changes will kick off tonight at >> midnight, Chicago time (probably failing horribly but maybe in a week or >> two we'll be back in business and the next paragraph will be accurate when >> that all settles). >> >> All of the existing links should continue to work (let me know if you >> notice that didn't happen) but they will generally be CS where they were BC >> builds before. In particular, we're going to continue to have windows BC >> and CS, 64 and 32 bit builds; 64 bit BC and CS Mac OS builds, and 32 bit BC >> Mac OS builds. I've added Debian 64 bit CS builds, so we'll have 64 bit BC >> and CS as well as 32 bit BC builds for debian. For the rest, the 64 bit >> versions will all become CS builds and the 32 bit versions will all stay >> BC. >> >> There will be explicit links ending with -bc and -cs as well as aliases >> that do not include the VM specifier that go to whatever is available, as >> Matthew describes for the Utah snapshots and "min-racket" will also change >> to "racket-minimal" (but still with an alias to avoid breaking old links). >> >> Robby >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 5:24 PM Matthew Flatt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> As you may know, the Racket Git repo recently switched to Racket CS as >>> the default build. That is, if you check out the repo and `make`, then >>> you get an in-place Racket CS build instead of Racket BC. >>> >>> The next step in moving toward Racket CS is to try switching the >>> snapshot builds. Out current plan is to switch the Utah build on August >>> 13. The Northwestern snapshot build will be unchanged, for now. This >>> change will have no effect on the regular, release downloads. >>> >>> The layout of the page at >>> >>> https://www.cs.utah.edu/plt/snapshots/ >>> >>> will change so that CS and BC builds are grouped together, more like >>> the Northwestern snapshot layout, but an installer that doesn't have >>> "BC" in its link will download a Racket CS installer. >>> >>> If you have an automated process that pulls from the snapshot site, >>> then it probably downloads something like >>> >>> >>> https://www.cs.utah.edu/plt/snapshots/current/installers/racket-current-x86_64-linux-precise.sh >>> >>> As of August 13, that will download a Racket CS installer instead of a >>> BC installer, because there's no "-bc" suffix in the name. >>> >>> Racket BC builds will still be available; you'll just have to >>> specifically select a download option with "BC" in the link name or >>> "-bc" in the URL. For example, >>> >>> >>> https://www.cs.utah.edu/plt/snapshots/current/installers/racket-current-x86_64-linux-precise-bc.sh >>> >>> will download a Racket BC installer. For now, 32-bit Windows and Mac OS >>> installers will be available only for BC, because we view those as >>> legacy platforms. >>> >>> For consistently, you'll be able to access the CS installers using a >>> "-cs" suffix. The installer name without a "-cs" or "-bc" suffix is an >>> aliases for one with "-cs". Of course, the "current" names are all >>> aliases for installers that have a specific version number. >>> >>> While we're adjusting installer names, the canonical name for Minimal >>> Racket installers will change to "racket-minimal-..." instead of >>> "min-racket-...". The new name matches the names used for releases. For >>> the foreseeable future, "min-racket-..." aliases will still work, but >>> you should migrate to "racket-minimal-..." if you have an automated >>> process that uses "min-racket-...". >>> >>> >>> Matthew >>> >>> -- >>> 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/20200811162420.18d%40sirmail.smtps.cs.utah.edu >>> . >>> >> -- 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/CAL3TdOOkpSxPF4h5V1MdWpxFFWP287APBvY73n-hjGadXGyL1g%40mail.gmail.com.
