Planet packages do not install properly under windows. They seem to be getting stuck in a deadlock in sqlite or how we call into it or something like that. Below is an example transcript where I hit control-c and got a hopefully informative stack trace.
C:\Users\robby>"\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\raco.exe" planet install planet test-connection.plt 1 0 PLaneT: downloading planet/test-connection:1 from planet.racket-lang.orgvia HTTP PLaneT: PLaneT: ============= Unpacking test-connection.plt ============= PLaneT: Unpacking archive from C:\Users\robby\AppData\Roaming\Racket\planet\300\packages\planet\test-connection.plt\1\0\ test-connection.plt PLaneT: unpacking doc.txt in C:\Users\robby\AppData\Roaming\Racket\planet\300\release-snapshot\cache\planet\test-conne ction.plt\1\0\.\ PLaneT: unpacking info.ss in C:\Users\robby\AppData\Roaming\Racket\planet\300\release-snapshot\cache\planet\test-conne ction.plt\1\0\.\ PLaneT: unpacking planet-splash-screen.png in C:\Users\robby\AppData\Roaming\Racket\planet\300\release-snapshot\cache\ planet\test-connection.plt\1\0\.\ PLaneT: unpacking test-connection-mred.scm in C:\Users\robby\AppData\Roaming\Racket\planet\300\release-snapshot\cache\ planet\test-connection.plt\1\0\.\ PLaneT: unpacking test-connection-mzscheme.scm in C:\Users\robby\AppData\Roaming\Racket\planet\300\release-snapshot\ca che\planet\test-connection.plt\1\0\.\ PLaneT: unpacking test-connection.ss in C:\Users\robby\AppData\Roaming\Racket\planet\300\release-snapshot\cache\planet \test-connection.plt\1\0\.\ PLaneT: PLaneT: ============= Installing test-connection.plt on Mon, 16 Dec 2013 12:4:19 ============= PLaneT: raco setup: version: 5.91 [3m] PLaneT: raco setup: installation name: release-snapshot PLaneT: raco setup: variants: 3m PLaneT: raco setup: main collects: C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\collects PLaneT: raco setup: collects paths: PLaneT: raco setup: C:\Users\robby\AppData\Roaming\Racket\release-snapshot\collects PLaneT: raco setup: C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\collects PLaneT: raco setup: main pkgs: C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\share\pkgs PLaneT: raco setup: pkgs paths: PLaneT: raco setup: C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\share\pkgs PLaneT: raco setup: C:\Users\robby\AppData\Roaming\Racket\release-snapshot\pkgs PLaneT: raco setup: links files: PLaneT: raco setup: C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\share\links.rktd PLaneT: raco setup: C:\Users\robby\AppData\Roaming\Racket\release-snapshot\links.rktd PLaneT: raco setup: main docs: C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\doc PLaneT: raco setup: --- updating info-domain tables --- PLaneT: raco setup: updating: C:\Users\robby\AppData\Roaming\Racket\planet\300\release-snapshot\cache.rktd PLaneT: raco setup: --- pre-installing collections --- PLaneT: raco setup: --- installing foreign libraries --- PLaneT: raco setup: --- installing shared files --- PLaneT: raco setup: --- compiling collections --- PLaneT: raco setup: making: <pkgs>/racket-index/scribblings/main PLaneT: raco setup: making: <pkgs>/racket-index/scribblings/main/private PLaneT: raco setup: making: <pkgs>/racket-index/scribblings/main/user PLaneT: raco setup: making: <planet>/planet/test-connection.plt/1/0 (Test connection) PLaneT: raco setup: in <planet>/planet/test-connection.plt/1/0 PLaneT: raco setup: --- creating launchers --- PLaneT: raco setup: --- building documentation --- ^C C:\Users\robby>user break context...: C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\collects\db\private\sqlite3\ffi.rkt:44:2 C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\collects\db\private\sqlite3\main.rkt:10:0: sqlite3-connect11 C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\collects\setup\doc-db.rkt:153:0: doc-db-get-provides-timestamp C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\share\pkgs\racket-index\setup\scribble.rkt:946:0 loop C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\share\pkgs\racket-index\setup\scribble.rkt:131:0: setup-scribblings C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\collects\setup\setup-core.rkt:59:0: setup-core C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\collects\setup\setup.rkt:56:3 user break context...: C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\collects\planet\private\resolver.rkt:606:8 C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\collects\planet\private\planet-shared.rkt:618:2: with-logging C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\collects\planet\private\resolver.rkt:573:0: install-pkg C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\share\pkgs\planet-lib\planet\private\cmdline-tool.rkt:153:2: download/ install C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\share\pkgs\planet-lib\planet\raco.rkt: [running body] C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\collects\raco\raco.rkt: [running body] C:\Program Files (x86)\Racket-5.91-pre-release\collects\raco\main.rkt: [running body] C:\Users\robby> Robby
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