The latest snapshot page includes plain-source options: http://www.cs.utah.edu/plt/snapshots/
The reason for having both "Minimal Racket | Source" and "Minimal Racket | Source + built packages" isn't obvious, given that Minimal Racket doesn't include any packages --- but there is a difference (and some future version of the web page will explain): * The "+ build package" variant includes pre-built core collections matching the pre-built packages. When you use `raco pkg install gui', for example, the bytecode and documentation in the downloaded package can be used without rebuilding. * The plain-source version includes no pre-built bytecode, and when you build it yourself, the result will be different than the one used to create pre-built packages (i.e., the bytecode files vary due to effects like `eq?'-hashing). Consequently, when you use `raco pkg install gui', then the bytecode and documentation of the "gui" package will be rebuilt, even though you're using a catalog server that provides built packages. _________________________ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev
