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Minor clarifications about other editors and the Windows "terminal".

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(And a few additional tweaks.)
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Eli Barzilay 2010-06-17 08:44:41 -04:00
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@ -60,11 +60,12 @@ you may want to skip to @|guide|.
To get into the spirit of this tutorial, we suggest that you set
DrRacket aside for a moment, and switch to raw @exec{racket} in a
terminal. You'll also need a text editor, such as @exec{emacs} or
@exec{vi}. Finally, you'll need a web client, perhaps @exec{lynx} or
@exec{firefox}.
@exec{vi}, but any editor will do. Finally, you'll need a web client,
perhaps @exec{lynx} or @exec{firefox}.
@margin-note{Of course, if you're already spoiled, you can keep using
DrRacket.}
Of course, if you're already spoiled, you can keep using DrRacket. If
you're on Windows, this is might also make things more convenient than
using a ``DOS box''.
@; ----------------------------------------------------------------------
@section{Ready...}
@ -83,7 +84,8 @@ on your system, and if you'd like Readline support in @exec{racket},
then evaluate @racket[(require readline)]. If you also evaluate
@racket[(install-readline!)], then your @filepath{~/.racketrc} is
updated to load Readline whenever you start @exec{racket} for
interactive evaluation.
interactive evaluation. This is not needed if you're running a shell
inside Emacs, or if you're on Windows and use a @exec{cmd} window.
@margin-note{Unfortunately, for legal reasons related to GPL vs. LGPL,
@exec{racket} cannot provide Readline automatically.}
@ -126,7 +128,7 @@ Try modifying @filepath{serve.rkt}, and then run @racket[(enter!
@section{``Hello World'' Server}
We'll implement the web server through a @racket[serve] function that
takes a IP port number for client connections:
takes an IP port number for client connections:
@racketblock[
(define (serve port-no)
@ -136,8 +138,8 @@ takes a IP port number for client connections:
The server accepts TCP connections through a @defterm{listener}, which
we create with @racket[tcp-listen]. To make interactive development
easier, we supply @racket[#t] as the third argument to
@racket[tcp-listen], which lets us re-use the port number without
waiting on TCP timeouts.
@racket[tcp-listen], which lets us re-use the port number immediately,
without waiting for a TCP timeout.
@racketblock[
(define (serve port-no)