# Distro Packagers **URL:** https://racket.discourse.group/c/distro-packagers/14.md [Latest](https://racket.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://racket.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://racket.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [About the Distro Packagers category](https://racket.discourse.group/t/about-the-distro-packagers-category/2482)
**Author:** [@LiberalArtist](https://racket.discourse.group/u/LiberalArtist)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/about-the-distro-packagers-category/2482 "2023-11-09T15:27:30Z")
The Distro Packages category is intended for people who package the Racket implementation for GNU/Linux distributions, the BSDs, Homebrew, Flatpak, and other downstream package managers. These are package managers you c… --- ## [Distro Packagers: Introductions](https://racket.discourse.group/t/distro-packagers-introductions/2484)
**Author:** [@LiberalArtist](https://racket.discourse.group/u/LiberalArtist)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 8:58am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/distro-packagers-introductions/2484 "2024-06-02T08:58:34Z")
If you are a distro packager, feel free to introduce yourself in a reply to this post. To get things started, I'm Philip, and I maintain the Guix packages racket, racket-minimal, and zuo, as well as chez-scheme. I'm als… --- ## [Rhombus: global-install friendly way on already installed Racket?](https://racket.discourse.group/t/rhombus-global-install-friendly-way-on-already-installed-racket/4293)
**Author:** [@xgqt](https://racket.discourse.group/u/xgqt)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 7:43am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/rhombus-global-install-friendly-way-on-already-installed-racket/4293 "2026-07-24T07:43:23Z")
Hi! Rhombus 1.0 got released recently - Rhombus version 1.0 is now available! - HOORAY! I'm contemplating how it would be best to deliver Rhombus to OS/distribution users who already have Racket installed globally on th… --- ## [Fail to build 8.16 with Nix for docs failure](https://racket.discourse.group/t/fail-to-build-8-16-with-nix-for-docs-failure/3609)
**Author:** [@rczb](https://racket.discourse.group/u/rczb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2025, 6:50am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/fail-to-build-8-16-with-nix-for-docs-failure/3609 "2025-03-09T06:50:36Z")
Hello everyone, I am the maintainer of racket\[-minimal\] packages of Nixpkgs. Recently when I performed the routine of upgrading Racket from 8.15 to 8.16, certain error occurred: raco setup: --- building documentation --… --- ## [Post-Chez 10 Distro & Release Considerations](https://racket.discourse.group/t/post-chez-10-distro-release-considerations/2739)
**Author:** [@LiberalArtist](https://racket.discourse.group/u/LiberalArtist)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2024, 6:07pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/post-chez-10-distro-release-considerations/2739 "2024-08-11T18:07:59Z")
A couple weeks ago, Chez Scheme 10.0 was released, incorporating all of the changes from Racket's branch of Chez Scheme. I'm especially excited about this because Guix has been distributing Racket's branch to support arc… --- ## [Let us know when platforms specific packages have been updated to 8.12!](https://racket.discourse.group/t/let-us-know-when-platforms-specific-packages-have-been-updated-to-8-12/2712)
**Author:** [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 12:40pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/let-us-know-when-platforms-specific-packages-have-been-updated-to-8-12/2712 "2024-06-10T12:40:02Z")
Please let us know when platforms specific packages have been updated to 8.12! The Void linux package has already been updated: https://voidlinux.org/packages/?arch=x86\_64&q=Racket thank you ! --- ## [Parallel compilation support?](https://racket.discourse.group/t/parallel-compilation-support/2557)
**Author:** [@zyga](https://racket.discourse.group/u/zyga)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2023, 2:55am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/parallel-compilation-support/2557 "2023-12-01T02:55:21Z")
I've realized that while building racket, a lot of the action happens on a single core. Invoking make -j16 at the top level, I see two things: zuo apparently running things sequentially (please correct me if I'm wrong… --- ## [Chez for architectures without native backends](https://racket.discourse.group/t/chez-for-architectures-without-native-backends/950)
**Author:** [@LiberalArtist](https://racket.discourse.group/u/LiberalArtist)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/chez-for-architectures-without-native-backends/950 "2022-08-21T21:04:48Z")
In light of this enhancement in Racket 8.5: I'm trying to understand how to adapt Guix's package of Racket's Chez Scheme variant to support e.g. powerpc64le-unknown-linux-gnu, which is one of Guix's supported systems. … --- ## [Racket distro packagers: please try building from a snapshot](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-distro-packagers-please-try-building-from-a-snapshot/1063)
**Author:** [@mflatt](https://racket.discourse.group/u/mflatt)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/racket-distro-packagers-please-try-building-from-a-snapshot/1063 "2022-08-07T23:02:14Z")
This request is for anyone who packages the Racket implementation for installation by an OS package manager (as opposed to people who manage Racket packages in the sense of raco pkg). The upcoming v8.6 release will incl…