Now I'm confused - I thought they were EXACTLY the same? In my case both executables are 49,284 bytes, but DrRacket.app has two extra icns files.
s. On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 4:30 PM, Jos Koot <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for your correction. > Neverteless I want to emphasize the great and easily accessible features of > DrScheme (and DrScheme) > It may be the case that for some users the transition from DrScheme to > DrRacket was an essential transition. For me it was not. > Jos > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf >> Of Shriram Krishnamurthi >> Sent: 06 March 2011 15:56 >> To: Jos Koot >> Cc: Carl Eastlund; Stephen De Gabrielle; Racket Users >> Subject: Re: [racket] what is the purpose of the DrScheme Executable? >> >> Jos, he's referring to the distinction between Dr*Scheme* and >> Dr*Racket*. Re-read the original message. >> >> On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 9:50 AM, Jos Koot >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I think it is much more than that. It is a very nice programming >> > environment, provides check syntax, documentation, >> profiles, logs and much >> > more including an editor that you can use without referring >> to doc pages. >> > Jos >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: [email protected] >> >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carl Eastlund >> >> Sent: 06 March 2011 14:22 >> >> To: Stephen De Gabrielle >> >> Cc: Racket Users >> >> Subject: Re: [racket] what is the purpose of the DrScheme >> Executable? >> >> >> >> It's there for backwards compatibility with launcher scripts >> >> and the like. >> >> >> >> Carl Eastlund >> >> >> >> On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 6:14 AM, Stephen De Gabrielle >> >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Hi, >> >> > >> >> > I noticed the DrScheme executable in 5.1 Does it have a >> purpose? I >> >> > can't see any obvious difference, apart from the name. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Cheers, >> >> > >> >> > Stephen >> >> >> >> _________________________________________________ >> >> For list-related administrative tasks: >> >> http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users >> > >> > >> > _________________________________________________ >> > For list-related administrative tasks: >> > http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users >> > > > -- -- Stephen De Gabrielle [email protected] Telephone +44 (0)20 85670911 Mobile +44 (0)79 85189045 http://www.degabrielle.name/stephen _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/users
