Ah, I remember seeing a problem report about this go by. The email thread is named:
"[racket] regression in raco exe or raco distribute in 5.3.1 ?" and has a work around, plus a fix is in the next release. Jay On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 7:46 AM, Galler <lzgal...@optonline.net> wrote: > Jay, Thanks. > > Here's the result run under Racket 5.3.1 with windows XP SP3 > > I wasn't aware of the windows command line trick. Thanks for suggestion. > > > C:\SOURCE\Simplest RACO FAILURE>simplest-raco-failure.exe > > standard-module-name-resolver: collection not found > collection: "racket/match" > in collection directories: > context...: > standard-module-name-resolver > #%embedded:g3268:mime-types: [running body] > #%embedded:g3005:servlet-env: [traversing imports] > #%embedded:g2982:serve: [traversing imports] > #%embedded:g2849:dispatch: [traversing imports] > #%embedded:g139:lang: [traversing imports] > #%mzc:simplest-raco-failure: [traversing imports] > loop > > > > > > > On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 8:30 AM, Jay McCarthy wrote: > >> It would be very helpful to run the exe from the Windows command line >> and send me the output. My guess is that it opens, displays an error, >> and then closes. If you ran from the shell, you'd be able read the >> error. My guess is that the error will say that some file can't be >> opened that is part of the configuration of the Web server and I >> haven't properly communicated its need to the exe builder. >> >> Jay >> >> On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 10:02 PM, Galler <lzgal...@optonline.net> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I encountered difficulty compiling a #lang web server application after >>> upgrading to v.5.3.1 from v5.3 last night. O/S is WinXP service pack 3 >>> >>> The executable would compile into an .exe file. >>> >>> But when run, a console window would briefly open then close. >>> >>> The program did not execute. >>> >>> I was able to reproduce the bad behavior with the following minimal >>> source >>> code, and the following raco script, which appear below. >>> >>> >>> I further note that the minimal program can be successfully run in >>> DrRacket, >>> and can be compiled and run *without* encountering the problem by adding >>> the >>> -l launcher flag to the raco script. Successful execution results in a >>> browser window opening with 'hello world' appearing in the loaded >>> document. >>> >>> Any guidance would be sincerely appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Zack >>> >>> >>> ;START RACO SCRIPT >>> >>> raco exe simplest-raco-failure.rkt >>> >>> ;END RACO SCRIPT >>> >>> >>> ;START SOURCE CODE >>> >>> #lang web-server >>> >>> (require web-server/servlet-env) >>> >>> (define (start request) >>> (let ((response-generator (λ (make-url) >>> (response/xexpr `(html (head ) >>> (body "hello >>> world")))))) >>> (send/suspend/dispatch response-generator))) >>> >>> >>> >>> (serve/servlet start >>> #:stateless? #t >>> #:launch-browser? #t >>> #:connection-close? #t >>> #:quit? #f >>> #:listen-ip #f >>> #:port 8000 >>> #:servlet-path "/") >>> >>> >>> ;END SOURCE CODE >>> >>> ____________________ >>> Racket Users list: >>> http://lists.racket-lang.org/users >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Jay McCarthy <j...@cs.byu.edu> >> Assistant Professor / Brigham Young University >> http://faculty.cs.byu.edu/~jay >> >> "The glory of God is Intelligence" - D&C 93 -- Jay McCarthy <j...@cs.byu.edu> Assistant Professor / Brigham Young University http://faculty.cs.byu.edu/~jay "The glory of God is Intelligence" - D&C 93 ____________________ Racket Users list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/users
