On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 10:20 AM, Carl Eastlund <c...@ccs.neu.edu> wrote:
> Yi, > > Most #lang languages implicitly create a module from the contents of the > file. #lang racket/load, on the other hand, runs the contents of the file > as top-level terms outside of any module. The provide form is not legal at > the top level, as it is meaningless -- there's no module to provide things > from. You need to either switch back to #lang racket or remove the > provide, depending on what you're trying to accomplish. > Thanks for the answer, Karl. I also found the answer in the doc: http://docs.racket-lang.org/reference/load-lang.html. But very confusingly, the doc keeps saying "racket/load" module. > > Carl Eastlund > > > On Sun, Aug 4, 2013 at 4:12 AM, Yi Dai <plm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> >> I have the following code in a file named `foo.rkt`: >> >> ``` >> #lang racket/load >> >> (provide foo) >> >> (define foo 'bar) >> ``` >> >> When trying to run the code, I got the following confusing error: >> >> > `provide`: not at module level in: `(provide foo)` >> >> What does this mean? Why `provide` is not at module level? >> Use `#lang racket` instead does not pose this problem. I am >> confused. Any idea? >> >> >> Yours truly, >> >> Yi >> >> ____________________ >> Racket Users list: >> http://lists.racket-lang.org/users >> >> >
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