Idris2/docs/source/backends/racket.rst
Edwin Brady cff5fc2625 Workaround for byte vectors in Racket
Racket appears to have a different notion of current directory than the
system does, so we need to tell it which directory we think we're in
when reading and writing bytevectors using the scheme file functions.
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Racket Code Generator
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The Racket code generator is accessed via a REPL command:
::
Main> :set cg racket
Alternatively, you can set it via the ``IDRIS2_CG`` environment variable:
::
$ export IDRIS2_CG=racket
You can compile an expression ``expr`` of type ``IO ()`` to an executable as
follows, at the REPL:
::
Main> :c execname expr
...where ``execname`` is the name of the executable file. This will generate
the following:
* A shell script ``build/exec/execname`` which invokes the program
* A subdirectory ``build/exec/execname_app`` which contains all the data necessary
to run the program. This includes the Racket source (``execname.rkt``),
the compiled Racket code (``execname`` or ``execname.exe`` on Windows)
and any shared libraries needed for foreign function definitions.
The executable ``execname`` is relocatable to any subdirectory, provided that
``execname_app`` is also in the same subdirectory.
You can also execute an expression directly:
::
Main> :exec expr
Again, ``expr`` must have type ``IO ()``. This will generate a temporary
executable script ``_tmpracket`` in the ``build/exec`` directory, and execute
that, without compiling to a binary first (so the resulting Racket code is
interpreted).