In case it's useful to anyone, the package-build service now provides built versions of packages though this catalog:
https://pkg-build.racket-lang.org/server/built/catalog/ Built packages can install faster than the source packages that are provided by https://pkgs.racket-lang.org/ --- as long as you're using the same version of Racket, which in this case is the current release. For example, on my machine with version 6.4, raco pkg install --auto pict3d takes about 8 minutes, but raco pkg install --auto \ --catalog https://pkg-build.racket-lang.org/server/built/catalog/ \ pict3d takes about 20 seconds. Most packages build from source faster than "pict3d", so the differences will not always be that large. A built-package catalog is compatible with "binary library" install mode. In that mode, sources and documentation are stripped away, and dependencies that are needed only for compilation or building documentation are not downloaded at all. If you're running a version other than v6.4, the package-build catalog is no better than the main source catalog, since installing a v6.4-built package will rebuild, anyway. Also, if you're starting with minimal Racket and only installing packages that are included in the main distribution, then the default distribution-specific catalog already provides packages as built. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Racket Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to racket-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
