Copy-pasting errors from DrRacket to Github, Discord etc.
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- Dominant language
- Racket
- Stars
- 516
- Forks
- 103
- PR merge metrics
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Description
Consider this error:
If I copy-paste this error into Github I get:
Welcome to DrRacket, version 8.17 [cs].
Language: racket, with debugging [custom]; memory limit: 2048 MB.
. . /: division by zero
Notice that the stack-trace and the error icons are replaced with ..
In these unicode times, I think, we can find better replacements that a simple dot.
Here are some suggestions for the error icon (courtesy ChatGPT):
It is more difficult to find a stack trace icon. But perhaps:
Contributor guide
No contributing guide indexed for this repository
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No file, test, or entry point is identified in the issue. Start by locating DrRacket's error-rendering and copy-paste path, then compare the displayed output with what is copied as plain text. Done means stack traces and error indicators remain distinguishable from ordinary periods when pasted into GitHub or Discord.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Domain
- desktop, devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100