# \#package **URL:** https://racket.discourse.group/tag/package/15.md [Latest](https://racket.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://racket.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://racket.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [CNF is a semantic working copy for coding agents](https://racket.discourse.group/t/cnf-is-a-semantic-working-copy-for-coding-agents/4221)
**Author:** [@tompassarelli](https://racket.discourse.group/u/tompassarelli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/cnf-is-a-semantic-working-copy-for-coding-agents/4221 "2026-05-20T16:14:30Z")
I've been building CNF a Racket library that gives coding agents a semantic working copy instead of text files. Source code is claims about stable identities, not strings — a call site points at a function's entity, not … --- ## [Using Redex as an interactive lambda-calculus workbench?](https://racket.discourse.group/t/using-redex-as-an-interactive-lambda-calculus-workbench/4053)
**Author:** [@msap](https://racket.discourse.group/u/msap)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/using-redex-as-an-interactive-lambda-calculus-workbench/4053 "2025-12-23T03:26:41Z")
I’m working through Lambda-Calculus and Combinators: An Introduction (Hindley & Seldin) and I’m looking for a locally installable Racket-based tool that can act as an interactive workbench for untyped lambda calculus an… --- ## [What is the recommended workflow when developing packages?](https://racket.discourse.group/t/what-is-the-recommended-workflow-when-developing-packages/2975)
**Author:** [@rscho](https://racket.discourse.group/u/rscho)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/what-is-the-recommended-workflow-when-developing-packages/2975 "2024-06-21T23:41:05Z")
Hi, What is your workflow when developing packages ? I'm working on the plot library, and right now I'm doing raco setup plot to install the changes I made to my local copy every time I modify the code. The annoying th… --- ## [Use Git directly for versioning?](https://racket.discourse.group/t/use-git-directly-for-versioning/2896)
**Author:** [@countvajhula](https://racket.discourse.group/u/countvajhula)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2024, 11:08pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/use-git-directly-for-versioning/2896 "2024-05-03T23:08:29Z")
I recently posted the discussion from a recent Qi meeting on the subject of versioning in the Racket package management ecosystem, and whether it would be useful to be able to indicate a Git version directly on the user … --- ## ['undefined tag' when building package scribble](https://racket.discourse.group/t/undefined-tag-when-building-package-scribble/2624)
**Author:** [@houpt](https://racket.discourse.group/u/houpt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 5:55pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/undefined-tag-when-building-package-scribble/2624 "2023-12-31T17:55:43Z")
Long time, first time. I've posted my first package('circular-layout') to pkgs.racket-lang.org, and the process was very easy -- except I get some cross-reference errors when the documentation is built by 'raco pkg ins… --- ## [Package dependency problem](https://racket.discourse.group/t/package-dependency-problem/2490)
**Author:** [@matteo-daddio](https://racket.discourse.group/u/matteo-daddio)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/package-dependency-problem/2490 "2023-11-13T18:32:22Z")
Hi, as an exercise I developed a data structure, a double linked ring. I create a github repository and I put it in the Racket catalog. I took Ring Buffer and Priority Queues as examples. Everything is fine except th… --- ## [Mutate: inject bugs into your programs!](https://racket.discourse.group/t/mutate-inject-bugs-into-your-programs/1388)
**Author:** [@llazarek](https://racket.discourse.group/u/llazarek)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/mutate-inject-bugs-into-your-programs/1388 "2023-06-13T21:06:26Z")
Recently added to the package catalog, documented here: Mutate This is a library for mutating programs, i.e. injecting possible bugs by making small syntactic changes to the program syntax. There's an example in the do… --- ## [Correctly using directory scope to install packages](https://racket.discourse.group/t/correctly-using-directory-scope-to-install-packages/1921)
**Author:** [@Occhioverde](https://racket.discourse.group/u/Occhioverde)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2023, 7:39am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/correctly-using-directory-scope-to-install-packages/1921 "2023-05-21T07:39:14Z")
Good morning. I'm currently experimenting with directory scope in Raco with the objective of managing packets in a more efficient way, but I'm stuck with a strange behavior that I can't seem to understand just by lookin… --- ## [Julia-style multiple dispatch](https://racket.discourse.group/t/julia-style-multiple-dispatch/1936)
**Author:** [@a11ce](https://racket.discourse.group/u/a11ce)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/julia-style-multiple-dispatch/1936 "2023-05-11T04:27:56Z")
Multiple dispatch is the ability to define multiple implementations of a function, chosen at runtime based on the arguments to each call. The dispatch package brings this to Racket, allowing lexically separate but associ… --- ## [C(a|d)ⁿr - car, cdr, caaaaddddr, and everything in between](https://racket.discourse.group/t/c-a-d-r-car-cdr-caaaaddddr-and-everything-in-between/1876)
**Author:** [@Eutro](https://racket.discourse.group/u/Eutro)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 1:15am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/c-a-d-r-car-cdr-caaaaddddr-and-everything-in-between/1876 "2023-04-24T01:15:04Z")
c(a|d)ⁿr is an fun little library I hacked together last night, leveraging Racket's incredible flexibility for language extensions. This module extends a number of built-in Racket functions that have obvious arbitrary e… --- ## [String Interpolation in string literals](https://racket.discourse.group/t/string-interpolation-in-string-literals/1761)
**Author:** [@Grafcube](https://racket.discourse.group/u/Grafcube)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/string-interpolation-in-string-literals/1761 "2023-03-08T17:11:08Z")
I made my first ever package in Racket. It adds string interpolation to string literals. For example: (define (greet name) "Hello @{name}") (greet "Racket") Result: "Hello Racket" --- ## [Not getting an email code to register on pkgs.racket-lang.org](https://racket.discourse.group/t/not-getting-an-email-code-to-register-on-pkgs-racket-lang-org/1660)
**Author:** [@Grafcube](https://racket.discourse.group/u/Grafcube)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 7:23am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/not-getting-an-email-code-to-register-on-pkgs-racket-lang-org/1660 "2023-03-06T07:23:51Z")
I'm trying to create an account on pkgs.racket-lang.org to submit a package but I'm not getting the email code at all. I enter my email and evaluate the anti-spam code and then it says that the code has been emailed. I t… --- ## [Swindle (CLOS for Racket)](https://racket.discourse.group/t/swindle-clos-for-racket/1419)
**Author:** [@spdegabrielle](https://racket.discourse.group/u/spdegabrielle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 11:23am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/swindle-clos-for-racket/1419 "2022-10-29T11:23:54Z")
Yesterday at the ‘Racket Hackathon/Open Space’, participants worked to add examples to the documentation (thank you all😁). Swindle has been around for a long time and I have often pointed new users who have asked about … --- ## [Package dependency cycles](https://racket.discourse.group/t/package-dependency-cycles/1353)
**Author:** [@LiberalArtist](https://racket.discourse.group/u/LiberalArtist)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 3:51am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/package-dependency-cycles/1353 "2022-10-06T03:51:59Z")
While working on support for Racket packages in Guix, I learned that packages can have cyclic dependencies. Cycles seem rare, but, since one cycle involves base and racket-lib, they have to be accounted for from the begi… --- ## [Personal Package Catalog](https://racket.discourse.group/t/personal-package-catalog/997)
**Author:** [@SamPhillips](https://racket.discourse.group/u/SamPhillips)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2022, 10:47pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/personal-package-catalog/997 "2022-05-18T22:47:48Z")
I made my own Package Catalog for publishing pre-release versions of packages. Also useful if you are too shy to add your package to the official catalog. --- ## [\`raco pkg migrate\` for \`--link\` and \`--no-setup\` packages](https://racket.discourse.group/t/raco-pkg-migrate-for-link-and-no-setup-packages/926)
**Author:** [@greghendershott](https://racket.discourse.group/u/greghendershott)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/raco-pkg-migrate-for-link-and-no-setup-packages/926 "2022-04-26T16:48:34Z")
How does raco pkg migrate handle linked packages (those originally installed with --link from a directory package source)? Does it: Copy (ala --copy), such that the original's compiled remains in the original link s… --- ## [How to Organize Your Racket Library \[blog\]](https://racket.discourse.group/t/how-to-organize-your-racket-library-blog/717)
**Author:** [@countvajhula](https://racket.discourse.group/u/countvajhula)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2022, 6:30am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/how-to-organize-your-racket-library-blog/717 "2022-02-26T06:30:33Z")
Fellow Racketeers in the trenches, Here is a "how to" blog post on the commonly-used-yet-undocumented lib/test/doc approach to organizing your Racket library: How to Organize Your Racket Library It also includes some … --- ## [Single Package vs Multiple (-lib -doc -test) & Convenience](https://racket.discourse.group/t/single-package-vs-multiple-lib-doc-test-convenience/693)
**Author:** [@simonls](https://racket.discourse.group/u/simonls)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/single-package-vs-multiple-lib-doc-test-convenience/693 "2022-02-25T18:10:02Z")
Convenience Authoring vs Using Packages When I author a simple package with only a little bit of functionality, I really like the convenience of creating a single package and putting everything inside it. When I want to… --- ## [Tips for building native libraries for Racket?](https://racket.discourse.group/t/tips-for-building-native-libraries-for-racket/706)
**Author:** [@simonls](https://racket.discourse.group/u/simonls)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 3:40am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/tips-for-building-native-libraries-for-racket/706 "2022-02-18T03:40:40Z")
In this thread I have described how I solved my problem (ffi bindings are difficult to create) by creating a wrapper library around freetype (simpler to create ffi bindings): But to be silly and quote myself: So this… --- ## [Splitflap library for Atom/RSS feeds — 1.0](https://racket.discourse.group/t/splitflap-library-for-atom-rss-feeds-1-0/548)
**Author:** [@joeld](https://racket.discourse.group/u/joeld)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 9:01pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/splitflap-library-for-atom-rss-feeds-1-0/548 "2022-01-10T21:01:41Z")
I updated this library from beta/0.9 to 1.0 over the weekend: https://docs.racket-lang.org/splitflap/index.html I incorporated a lot of changes based on feedback from folks in the original Google groups announcement an… --- ## [Announcing uni-table - a Unicode text table renderer with ECMA-48 SGR support](https://racket.discourse.group/t/announcing-uni-table-a-unicode-text-table-renderer-with-ecma-48-sgr-support/278)
**Author:** [@dominik.pantucek](https://racket.discourse.group/u/dominik.pantucek)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2021, 9:08am UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/announcing-uni-table-a-unicode-text-table-renderer-with-ecma-48-sgr-support/278 "2021-12-16T09:08:06Z")
IT SLICES! IT DICES! It causes a 100,000 light year-diameter quantum explosion! Based on one innocuous remark\[1\] and a Sunday evening package popularity poll results\[2\], I finally decided to put together various bits… --- ## [Why doesn't my package have documentation link on pkgs.racket-lang.org](https://racket.discourse.group/t/why-doesnt-my-package-have-documentation-link-on-pkgs-racket-lang-org/142)
**Author:** [@slbtty](https://racket.discourse.group/u/slbtty)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://racket.discourse.group/t/why-doesnt-my-package-have-documentation-link-on-pkgs-racket-lang-org/142 "2021-11-17T16:05:58Z")
I am experimenting to upload a package to pkgs.racket-lang.org. I forked an older, no-longer-maintained package (list-utils) and added a few new functions. Link to my package: awesome-list However, the website doesn't …