I think it's so that `raco pkg install mypkg-lib` won't install `racket-doc` if you use Minimal Racket?
If you don't split `mypkg` to `mypkg-lib` and `mypkg-doc`, but specify `deps` and `build-deps` correctly, `raco pkg install --binary mypkg` won't pull in `racket-doc` either. I don't know when this feature was added though. Perhaps, it could be that the package splitting convention predates the feature, and the convention persists. On Sat, Oct 9, 2021 at 10:58 AM 'Joel Dueck' via Racket Users < racket-users@googlegroups.com> wrote: > I’ve always used the single collection format [1] in my packages. > > However, I see a lot of package authors will use a multi-collection format > and split the library, documentation and maybe tests out into separate > collections. > > What are the benefits of splitting the main library and its documentation > into separate collections? > > [1]: > https://docs.racket-lang.org/pkg/Package_Concepts.html#%28part._concept~3amulti-collection%29 > > -- > 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 racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/racket-users/6ea9f50e-0d4f-4800-bc17-d31979a614cfn%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/racket-users/6ea9f50e-0d4f-4800-bc17-d31979a614cfn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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 racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/racket-users/CADcuegs%3D-YZKaTSmPxreNekuUyxcyMG6AOSzxwnkCnr_8jBkgg%40mail.gmail.com.
