From 200697ac7ca81323b41a7be4c40367725a3ac7d4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Matthew Flatt Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2010 07:50:36 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] explain .ss<->.rkt in v5.x porting notes Marge to v5.0 if it's convenient and not too late, nevermind otherwise --- doc/release-notes/racket/Racket_5.txt | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/release-notes/racket/Racket_5.txt b/doc/release-notes/racket/Racket_5.txt index dbb511cba6..3548f5fa6e 100644 --- a/doc/release-notes/racket/Racket_5.txt +++ b/doc/release-notes/racket/Racket_5.txt @@ -63,3 +63,10 @@ Beware, however, that `scheme/unit' (and therefore `scheme') exports a The `slideshow' and `scribble/base' languages are now derived from `racket' and `racket/base' instead of `scheme' and `scheme/base'. + +The preferred file extension for Racket sources is ".rkt". To smooth +the transition to the new file extension, a ".ss" file extension in a +module reference is automatically converted to ".rkt". At the same +time, when loading a module through a path that ends in ".rkt", a +".ss" file is substituted if it exists while the ".rkt" version +doesn't exist.