One of the things I'm encountering on the Brown network file system, is that the number of files loaded by DrRacket causes some strain on their systems. I checked with the admins here, and by their count, opening up DrRacket or doing things with 'raco make' can open about a thousand files at startup time.
The Java folks have a notion of ".jar" files that pack a collection of class files into a single archive, but also make it possible to load classes directly out of .jars without an intermediate unpacking stage. .plt archives can serve a role to pack files together. Does Racket have a mechanism for loading modules out of them without unpacking? _________________________ Racket Developers list: http://lists.racket-lang.org/dev
