The “Add Require Prefix” option does incorrect things in non-Racket languages
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Description
If you use the “Add Require Prefix” option in a language without prefix-in, or even worse, without s-expression syntax at all, DrRacket will happily insert prefix-in anyway, producing code that doesn’t compile (or, depending on the language, might not even read properly).
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Research direction
Start by locating the implementation of DrRacket’s “Add Require Prefix” option and how it determines the active language. Check the behavior for languages without prefix-in and for languages without s-expression syntax. Done means the option no longer inserts invalid prefix-in forms in unsupported languages, with coverage for both cases.
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Assessment
- Domain
- devtools
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100