From de03486645c671d4e5ac3da9fe2641fe1baf31fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen De Gabrielle Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2023 00:28:57 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 1/6] Update INSTALLATION.md address issues in #253 and #254 --- docs/INSTALLATION.md | 50 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/INSTALLATION.md b/docs/INSTALLATION.md index 735c04e1..b18609ee 100644 --- a/docs/INSTALLATION.md +++ b/docs/INSTALLATION.md @@ -1,36 +1,42 @@ # Installation -Please reference Racket's [Getting Started](http://docs.racket-lang.org/getting-started/) page for instructions on downloading and installing Racket. +The Racket distribution can be downloaded from https://download.racket-lang.org -Alternative installation options and further notes for specific OSes follow. +Installers are provided for -## macOS +* Windows +* Linux +* macOS -Install via Homebrew: +Please reference Racket's [Getting Started](http://docs.racket-lang.org/getting-started/) page for guidance materials. -``` -brew update -brew install minimal-racket -``` -The `minimal-racket` package will probably work for solving the problems, but it does not include the graphical interface IDE, DrRacket. If you want that, you have to install the full racket distribution from cask: +The [Racket Guide](https://docs.racket-lang.org/guide/intro.html) introduces you to interacting with Racket. -``` -brew tap caskroom/cask -brew install racket -``` +See [DrRacket: The Racket Programming Environment](https://docs.racket-lang.org/drracket/index.html) for guidance using the DrRacket IDE. -### macOS official installer -Note that on macOS, the official installer puts the files under `/Applications`, and as a result the `racket` and `raco` executables are not accessible on command-line terminals. You have to add the `bin` subdirectory below the Racket installation location (e.g., `/Applications/Racket v6.8/bin` for version 6.8) to the `$PATH`. +See [Command-Line Tools and Your Editor of Choice](https://docs.racket-lang.org/guide/other-editors.html) for an introduction to racket command line tool and using other editors. -## Linux +## About the Linux installer: +The Linux build is generic enough that it should work on most distributions, including relatively old distributions. -Debian: +After downloading the installer file, run it with ``` -sudo apt-get install racket +sh racket-8.8-x86_64-linux-cs.sh ``` -Arch: -``` -pacman -S racket -``` +You man need to prefix `sudo` to the start of the command to install to a location that requires adminstrator access. + +**Warning: Racket may also be available through your distribution's package manager, although it may be older than the latest Racket version.** While you may choose to do this later, as a learner you will have a much better experience if you stick to the current release available from https://download.racket-lang.org + + +## About the macOS installer: + +If your machine uses the M1 or M2 series processors, select **Apple Silicon** in the platform dropdown menu before downloading. + + + + + + + From 662578adff9411db782714c3eb6f58b6abfec652 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Stephen De Gabrielle Date: Thu, 2 Nov 2023 00:08:42 +0000 Subject: [PATCH 2/6] Update INSTALLATION.md Changed to 8.10 --- docs/INSTALLATION.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/INSTALLATION.md b/docs/INSTALLATION.md index b18609ee..29c504ad 100644 --- a/docs/INSTALLATION.md +++ b/docs/INSTALLATION.md @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ The Linux build is generic enough that it should work on most distributions, inc After downloading the installer file, run it with ``` -sh racket-8.8-x86_64-linux-cs.sh +sh racket-8.10-x86_64-linux-cs.sh ``` You man need to prefix `sudo` to the start of the command to install to a location that requires adminstrator access. From 37d8162097be350864eee4ac748d3de6ba8be3e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Andr=C3=A1s=20B=20Nagy?= <20251272+BNAndras@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 21:37:03 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 3/6] Update docs/INSTALLATION.md --- docs/INSTALLATION.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/INSTALLATION.md b/docs/INSTALLATION.md index 29c504ad..422a5a4c 100644 --- a/docs/INSTALLATION.md +++ b/docs/INSTALLATION.md @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ The [Racket Guide](https://docs.racket-lang.org/guide/intro.html) introduces you See [DrRacket: The Racket Programming Environment](https://docs.racket-lang.org/drracket/index.html) for guidance using the DrRacket IDE. -See [Command-Line Tools and Your Editor of Choice](https://docs.racket-lang.org/guide/other-editors.html) for an introduction to racket command line tool and using other editors. +See [Command-Line Tools and Your Editor of Choice](https://docs.racket-lang.org/guide/other-editors.html) for an introduction to Racket command line tools and using other editors. ## About the Linux installer: From c028463277ae61cca72207ad2b303bf4fbf98b8d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Andr=C3=A1s=20B=20Nagy?= <20251272+BNAndras@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 21:37:25 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 4/6] Update docs/INSTALLATION.md --- docs/INSTALLATION.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/INSTALLATION.md b/docs/INSTALLATION.md index 422a5a4c..965a6e41 100644 --- a/docs/INSTALLATION.md +++ b/docs/INSTALLATION.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ After downloading the installer file, run it with sh racket-8.10-x86_64-linux-cs.sh ``` -You man need to prefix `sudo` to the start of the command to install to a location that requires adminstrator access. +You may need to prefix `sudo` to the start of the command to install to a location that requires administrator access. **Warning: Racket may also be available through your distribution's package manager, although it may be older than the latest Racket version.** While you may choose to do this later, as a learner you will have a much better experience if you stick to the current release available from https://download.racket-lang.org From db978396a446cce11ed6a852b17b22f7e33676f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Andr=C3=A1s=20B=20Nagy?= <20251272+BNAndras@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 21:37:33 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 5/6] Update docs/INSTALLATION.md --- docs/INSTALLATION.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/INSTALLATION.md b/docs/INSTALLATION.md index 965a6e41..f544176a 100644 --- a/docs/INSTALLATION.md +++ b/docs/INSTALLATION.md @@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ sh racket-8.10-x86_64-linux-cs.sh You may need to prefix `sudo` to the start of the command to install to a location that requires administrator access. -**Warning: Racket may also be available through your distribution's package manager, although it may be older than the latest Racket version.** While you may choose to do this later, as a learner you will have a much better experience if you stick to the current release available from https://download.racket-lang.org +**Warning: Racket may also be available through your distribution's package manager, although it may be older than the latest Racket version.** +While you may choose to do this later, as a learner you will have a much better experience if you stick to the current release available from https://download.racket-lang.org ## About the macOS installer: From 93d5ac1ac7ef5463f359fbf761d563d3aa5c0413 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?Andr=C3=A1s=20B=20Nagy?= <20251272+BNAndras@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 21:38:23 -0800 Subject: [PATCH 6/6] Remove extra newlines --- docs/INSTALLATION.md | 7 ------- 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/INSTALLATION.md b/docs/INSTALLATION.md index f544176a..4c44cc48 100644 --- a/docs/INSTALLATION.md +++ b/docs/INSTALLATION.md @@ -34,10 +34,3 @@ While you may choose to do this later, as a learner you will have a much better ## About the macOS installer: If your machine uses the M1 or M2 series processors, select **Apple Silicon** in the platform dropdown menu before downloading. - - - - - - -