At Thu, 6 Jan 2011 16:09:49 -0200, Alexandre Moreira wrote: > I'm trying to use the (read-line) function in > racket's REPL and I'm having a weird problem. Whenever I type > (read-line) in the REPL prompt it returns the empty string. It's as if > it is receiving the linefeed character I use to enter the command on > the REPL. > > Is this a known limitation or a bug or some stupidity on my part?
A known limitation. The REPL implemented by plain `racket' does not separate the input stream for REPL expressions from the program's input stream. > If it's something with racket, do you guys know of any workaround? DrRacket splits the expression and program-input streams, as Jos has noted. Offhand, I'm not aware of a tool that similarly splits input streams within a terminal. _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users
