I currently use PLTADDONDIR to make each repo's packages install to a different place, within the repo tree, so that they're both separate, and get cleaned up if and when I remove the repo. Will that still work with these changes?
Carl Eastlund On Thu, Jul 25, 2013 at 1:59 PM, Matthew Flatt <mfl...@cs.utah.edu> wrote: > We currently have three packages scopes: > > * 'installation --- specific to an installation of Racket, where > package files are written into the installation (for all users of > the installation) > > * 'user --- specific to a user and version, where packages files are > written to a user-specific location > > * 'shared --- specific to a user, but not to a version of Racket > > I think we should change to two: > > * 'installation --- like now > > * 'user --- specific to a user and "installation", but where > installations are identified by a configurable name (as opposed to, > say, the installation's path) > > That is, every installation has a name. For a release, the name > defaults to the release version. For a snapshot, the name defaults to > "snapshot" --- which means that when you throw away your snapshot and > install a new one, then you keep your package installations. > (Distributors of releases and snapshots can adjust the default, > obviously.) For a repository checkout, the name defaults to "checkout" > --- which means that you keep your package installations when you `git > pull' and the version changes. > > An installation name would be stored in the same configuration file > that is used for package catalogs. A user who wants multiple snapshot > installations, git-repo checkouts with different package sets, or > multiple installations of Racket v6.0 can adjust one installation's > name in its configuration. Similarly, a user who really wants to share > packages between Racket v6.0 and v6.1 can give the installations the > same name. > > I think this change would make the 'user installation scope the right > default for pretty much everyone, instead of trying to make the default > 'user under some circumstances and 'installation in others. I think it > also covers the goal of 'shared better than 'shared does. > > _________________________ > Racket Developers list: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev > >
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