doc clarification on pkg catalog protocol

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Matthew Flatt 2016-02-07 11:21:23 -07:00
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@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ information about packages:
@exec{version=}@nonterm{version} query (where @nonterm{version}
is a Racket version number) in the case of a remote URL.
This URL/path form is use to obtain information about
This URL/path form is used to obtain information about
@nonterm{package}. An HTTP request for a remote URL should
respond with a @racket[read]-able hash table, as described
below. A path in a local directory formed by adding
@ -130,7 +130,8 @@ information about packages:
Note that a local directory served as files through an HTTP server
works as a remote URL, as long as the @filepath{pkgs} and
@filepath{pkgs-all} files are present.
@filepath{pkgs-all} files are present (since those are optional for
local but required for HTTP).
The source for the PLT-hosted @tech{package catalog} is in the
@racket[(collection-file-path "pkg-catalog" "meta")]