* 2htdp/batch-io includes functions for reading html/xml from files and URLs as X-expressions plus some conveniences for designing web-oriented graph traversals.
On Dec 20, 2013, at 8:26 AM, Matthew Flatt <mfl...@cs.utah.edu> wrote: > I've pushed some HISTORY.txt and documentation updates. > > Here are some draft blurbs for the release announcement: > > At Thu, 19 Dec 2013 20:41:25 -0600, Robby Findler wrote: >> Jay, Matthew: pkg improvements >> [...] >> Matthew, Robby: gui package manager > > Racket has a new package system and a catalog of packages at > > http://pkgs.racket-lang.org/ > > The package system was included as "beta" in recent releases, but > version 6.0 brings many improvements: > > * A package is treated by default as a single collection, so it's even > easier to use a Github repository as a package. > > * DrRacket includes a new package manager GUI (which is also available > as a stand-alone program via the "gui-pkg-manager" package). > > * The main Racket distribution has been broken into about 200 > packages. When you install the main Racket distribution, you're > installing Minimal Racket plus those bundled packages. > > Alternatively, you can install a Minimal Racket distribution --- > which is about 1/10 the size of the main distribution --- and then > install just the packages that you want. > > * Package installation now supports pre-built packages that include > compiled bytecode and rendered documentation, so that packages can > be installed quickly when built versions are a available. All > packages in the main distribution are available in pre-built form. > > * Many improvements and bug fixes in the package system make package > management smoother, faster, and more reliable than ever. > > Further improvements are in the works, including the addition of > package documentation for browsing on the package-catalog web site. > > The old PLaneT package system will remain in place for the foreseeable > future, but we expect all package development and maintenance to shift > to the new system. > > >> Matthew Butterick: New docs formatting > > * The Racket documentation in HTML form has a new and improved look, > thanks to Matthew Butterick. > > >> Matthew: ARM JIT > > * Racket's JIT compiler now supports ARM. > > >> Matthew: Retina display support > > * Retina display mode is now supported for Macs. > > >> Ryan, Matthew: new .dlls included on Windows (is this visible to users? dll >> hell anyone?) > > Racket's DLLs are in a Racket-specific and installation-specific > directory, so adding or changing DLLs is unlikely to affect other > programs or installations. > > _________________________ > Racket Developers list: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev _________________________ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev