Create executable via DrRacket menu doesn't work with main module
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Description
Consider the following program:
#lang racket
(module* main #f
(display "hello, world"))
When I create a standalone exe via "raco exe foo.rkt" the program behaves as expected. However, if I use DrRacket to create the executable via "Racket | Create Executable ..." and choose Type=Standalone and Base=Racket, I get no output when running the executable.
I'm on Mac OSX 10.10.4.
The problem seems to be with handling the main module. If I simply have (display "hello, world") by itself, it works fine.
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Research direction
Reproduce the example program using both raco exe foo.rkt and DrRacket's Racket | Create Executable ... with Type=Standalone and Base=Racket. Compare the resulting executables' handling of the module* main form; done means the DrRacket-created executable prints "hello, world" like the command-line version.
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- Domain
- build-system, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
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- Stale
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- 35/100