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Installation—Racket
There are two steps to installing Syndicate for Racket:
- Install Racket
- Install the Syndicate package using the Racket package manager
At that point, you can run example programs and develop your own.
Racket
First, install Racket by following the
instructions on racket-lang.org.
After installation is complete, start DrRacket. From the Unix
command-line, run drracket.
Syndicate
Choose the DrRacket File>Package Manager... menu item.
Type "syndicate" into the Package Source field, and click Install.
Once the installation has completed, close the Package Manager
window.
You can alternatively use the command-line to install the syndicate
package:
raco pkg install --auto syndicate
Running Examples
... from DrRacket
Try running a small non-graphical example in DrRacket: choose
File>Open Require Path... (also available by pressing
Shit+Ctrl+O), and type syndicate/examples/actor/bank-account.rkt
into the field at the top of the window that appears. Click OK.
You will be greeted with the source to bank-account.rkt. Click the
Run button.
Now try a small graphical example: choose File>Open Require Path... again, and this time, type
syndicate-gl/examples/clock-face.rkt before clicking OK.
You will be greeted with the source to clock-face.rkt. Click the
Run button. After a moment, the following window should appear. The
hands of the clock are draggable; press q to close the window.
... from the command line
You can also run these examples from the command line. The bank account example can be run as follows:
$ racket -l syndicate/examples/actor/bank-account
Balance changed to 0
Balance changed to 100
Balance changed to 70
#f
The following command starts the clock-face program:
$ racket -l syndicate-gl/examples/clock-face