Package: plt-scheme Version: 4.0.1 Severity: minor
The description for the plt package is partly inaccurate and misleading. For example: - The description makes the package sound like it's only suitable for educational use. - The description claims that PLT Scheme has "four modes". In fact, it supports any number of languages, and comes with at least a dozen built in. Of the four listed, three are educational languages and one is a legacy language; none of them are what a new user would want to use. - The help system is no longer integrated. I would suggest replacing it with the description on the PLT Scheme site, or an abbreviated verson: PLT Scheme is an innovative programming language that builds on a rich academic and practical tradition. It is suitable for implementation tasks ranging from scripting to application development, including GUIs, web services, etc. It includes the DrScheme programming environment, a virtual machine with a just-in-time compiler, tools for creating stand-alone executables, the PLT Scheme web server, extensive libraries, documentation for both beginners and experts, and more. It supports the creation of new programming languages through a rich, expressive syntax system. Example languages include Typed Scheme, ACL2, FrTime, Lazy Scheme, and ProfessorJ (which is a pedagogical dialect of Java). -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (750, 'stable'), (60, 'cool') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.24-1-686 Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
