DrRacket Package Manager Question

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On Windows 11 here. When I install or update package via the "Package Manager..." menu item, it opens up a console window that stays after the operation is done. If the window is closed, DrRacket closes.

Is this a known issue, or is there something weird going on in my environment. I tried this in a fresh VM with Racket 9.1, and it seems to be the same thing.

Of course, the workaround is using raco. I did a dive into the plugin, but I can't see where the console window is opened (my guess is a command is being forked somewhere and I/O needs to be redirected).

Just curious. I didn't want to report this as a bug until I got more context.

Nathan

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My expierience: whenever some internal process prints to the output-port in drracket a console window is launched that can't be closed until drracket closes. This has been this way for the last 10y.
That drrackets package manager has this behaviour feels more recent, but I'm not sure wen it started.

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Ah, thanks for that hint, @bdeket ! @ndykman can you share the specific printouts that you see? Or is the window just blank?