Does the package server support these new categories? I converted a few of my packages to use string categories, but now the scribblings don't appear on pkgs.racket-lang.org.
benchmark <https://github.com/stamourv/racket-benchmark/tree/racket-6.2> & feature-profile <https://github.com/stamourv/feature-profile> seem to have the same issue On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 9:01 PM, Jay McCarthy <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 5:20 PM, Alexis King <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Ooh, this is very nice. I’ve consulted the list of categories a few > times, > > and I’ve never really found anything obvious to use for any of my > packages > > aside from the default 'library. Are there plans to move any of the > packages > > in the main distribution into other, more specific names with this > change? > > That might be a good way to create some obvious buckets for people to put > > their packages in. > > Yes, and I consider this message to be an email to those maintainers > as much as others on p.r-l.o :) > > Jay > > >> On Dec 19, 2015, at 2:04 PM, Jay McCarthy <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> If you take a look at > >> > >> http://pkg-build.racket-lang.org/doc/ > >> > >> You'll see that basically all manuals for packages are under the > >> "Miscellaneous Libraries" category. A small part of this is because > >> the authors don't know how to use the other categories, described > >> here: > >> > >> > http://pkg-build.racket-lang.org/doc/raco/setup-info.html?q=getting-started#%28idx._%28gentag._4._%28lib._scribblings%2Fraco%2Fraco..scrbl%29%29%29 > >> > >> However, I think the majority of the reason is that the existing > >> categories are not appropriate for packages like compiler-goodies, > >> glob, GLU tessellation, etc. > >> > >> I've just pushed a commit that allows arbitrary strings to be used as > >> the categories. These categories are then sorted and put before the > >> "Miscellaneous" category on the documentation page. Over time, I > >> expect that we will discover common categories worth coordinating on > >> (for instance, do we have "Graphics" and "3D Graphics" as separate > >> ideas?) Here's an example: > >> > >> (define scribblings '(("openal.scrbl" () ("Audio")))) > >> > >> I briefly considered enabling a manual to be in many categories and > >> writing a tag-style interface, but instead went with this smaller > >> first cut approach. > >> > >> Please make use of this feature. > >> > >> Jay > >> > >> -- > >> Jay McCarthy > >> Associate Professor > >> PLT @ CS @ UMass Lowell > >> http://jeapostrophe.github.io > >> > >> "Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, > >> for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. > >> And out of small things proceedeth that which is great." > >> - D&C 64:33 > >> > >> -- > >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Racket Developers" group. > >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > >> To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/racket-dev/CAJYbDanmBM4CUDXOO-fsrmfw_pXeACPOJHH4Ww2bWuvBBT90Sg%40mail.gmail.com > . > >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > > > > -- > Jay McCarthy > Associate Professor > PLT @ CS @ UMass Lowell > http://jeapostrophe.github.io > > "Wherefore, be not weary in well-doing, > for ye are laying the foundation of a great work. > And out of small things proceedeth that which is great." > - D&C 64:33 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Racket Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/racket-dev/CAJYbDa%3DKh6h6CS%3DiHuz7zNQ0mQSv-Nf9N6gG8WwZeecV%3Dm8KDQ%40mail.gmail.com > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Racket Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/racket-dev/CAFUu9R42faEzp74n6-HoOfE%3D%2B8woNca0ztdZyohT2N6i8d_eNw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
