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clarify pkg docs on "racket" dependency

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Encourange a depedency on "base", instead.
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Matthew Flatt 2014-07-04 05:21:05 +01:00
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@ -825,15 +825,18 @@ The following @filepath{info.rkt} fields are used by the package manager:
]
Each elements of the @racketidfont{deps} list determines a
Each element of the @racketidfont{deps} list determines a
dependency on the @tech{package} whose name is inferred from
the @tech{package source} (i.e., dependencies are on package
names, not package sources), while the @tech{package source}
indicates where to get the package if needed to satisfy the
dependency.
Use the package name @racket["racket"] to specify a dependency
on the version of the Racket installation.}
Using the package name @racket["racket"] specifies a dependency
on the Racket run-time system, which is potentially useful when
a version is included in the dependency. For most purposes,
it's better to specify a versioned dependency on
@racket["base"], instead.}
@item{@racketidfont{build-deps} --- like @racketidfont{deps}, but for
dependencies that can be dropped in a @tech{binary package},