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<span class="RktModLink"><span class="RktMod">#lang</span></span> Languages</a></td></tr></table></div></div><div class="tocviewlist"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td style="width: 1em;"><a href="javascript:void(0);" title="Expand/Collapse" class="tocviewtoggle" onclick="TocviewToggle(this,"tocview_2");">▼</a></td><td>17.3 </td><td><a href="hash-languages.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Defining new <span class="RktModLink"><span class="RktMod">#lang</span></span> Languages</a></td></tr></table><div class="tocviewsublistbottom" style="display: block;" id="tocview_2"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td align="right">17.3.1 </td><td><a href="hash-lang_syntax.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Designating a <span class="RktModLink"><span class="RktMod">#lang</span></span> Language</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">17.3.2 </td><td><a href="hash-lang_reader.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Using <span class="RktModLink"><span class="RktMod">#lang</span></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktModLink"><span class="RktSym">reader</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">17.3.3 </td><td><a href="syntax_module-reader.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Using <span class="RktModLink"><span class="RktMod">#lang</span></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktModLink"><span class="RktSym">s-<wbr></wbr>exp</span></span><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktModLink"><span class="RktSym">syntax/<span class="mywbr"> </span>module-<wbr></wbr>reader</span></span></a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">17.3.4 </td><td><a href="" class="tocviewselflink" data-pltdoc="x">Installing a Language</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">17.3.5 </td><td><a href="language-get-info.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Source-<wbr></wbr>Handling Configuration</a></td></tr><tr><td align="right">17.3.6 </td><td><a href="module-runtime-config.html" class="tocviewlink" data-pltdoc="x">Module-<wbr></wbr>Handling Configuration</a></td></tr></table></div></div></div></div><div class="maincolumn"><div class="main"><div class="navsettop"><span class="navleft"><form class="searchform"><input class="searchbox" style="color: #888;" type="text" value="...search manuals..." title="Enter a search string to search the manuals" onkeypress="return DoSearchKey(event, this, "6.1", "../");" onfocus="this.style.color="black"; this.style.textAlign="left"; if (this.value == "...search manuals...") this.value="";" onblur="if (this.value.match(/^ *$/)) { this.style.color="#888"; this.style.textAlign="center"; this.value="...search manuals..."; }"/></form> <a href="../index.html" title="up to the documentation top" data-pltdoc="x" onclick="return GotoPLTRoot("6.1");">top</a></span><span class="navright"> <a href="syntax_module-reader.html" title="backward to "17.3.3 Using #lang s-exp syntax/module-reader"" data-pltdoc="x">← prev</a> <a href="hash-languages.html" title="up 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access languages like <span class="stt">"literal.rkt"</span> and
<span class="stt">"dollar-racket.rkt"</span>. If you want to use something like
<a href="Module_Syntax.html#%28part._hash-lang%29" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktMod">#lang</span></a><span class="stt"> </span><span class="RktSym">literal</span> directly, then you must move
<span class="stt">"literal.rkt"</span> into a Racket <a href="module-basics.html#%28tech._collection%29" class="techoutside" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="techinside">collection</span></a> named
<span class="stt">"literal"</span> (see also <a href="module-basics.html#%28part._link-collection%29" data-pltdoc="x">Adding Collections</a>).
Specifically, move <span class="stt">"literal.rkt"</span> to
<span class="stt">"literal/lang/reader.rkt"</span> for any directory name
<span class="stt">"literal"</span>. Then, install the <span class="stt">"literal"</span>
directory as a package.</p><p>After moving the file and installing the package, you can use
<span class="RktSym">literal</span> directly after <a href="Module_Syntax.html#%28part._hash-lang%29" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktMod">#lang</span></a>:</p><blockquote class="SCodeFlow"><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="RktBlk"><tr><td><a href="Module_Syntax.html#%28part._hash-lang%29" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktMod">#lang</span></a><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="RktSym">literal</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="RktSym">Technology!</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="RktSym">System!</span></td></tr><tr><td><span class="RktSym">Perfect!</span></td></tr></table></blockquote><blockquote class="refpara"><blockquote class="refcolumn"><blockquote class="refcontent"><p>See <a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=raco&rel=index.html&version=6.1" class="Sq" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="stt">raco</span>: Racket Command-Line Tools</a>
for more information on using <span class="stt">raco</span>.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p>You can also package a collection for others to install by using the
<span class="stt">raco pack</span> command-line tool:</p><p><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="stt">raco pack --collect literal.plt literal</span></p><p>Then, others can install the <span class="stt">"literal"</span> collection using
<span class="stt">raco setup</span>:</p><p><span class="hspace"> </span><span class="stt">raco setup -A literal.plt</span></p><blockquote class="refpara"><blockquote class="refcolumn"><blockquote class="refcontent"><p>See <a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=planet&rel=index.html&version=6.1" class="Sq" data-pltdoc="x">PLaneT: Automatic Package Distribution</a> for more
information about <span class="planetName">PLaneT</span> packages.</p></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p>Another approach is to distribute your language as a <span class="planetName">PLaneT</span>
package. A drawback of using a <span class="planetName">PLaneT</span> package is that users must
type <a href="Module_Syntax.html#%28part._hash-lang%29" class="RktModLink" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktMod">#lang</span></a><span class="stt"> </span><a href="http://download.racket-lang.org/docs/6.1/html/local-redirect/index.html?doc=planet&rel=hash-lang-planet.html&version=6.1" class="RktModLink Sq" data-pltdoc="x"><span class="RktSym">planet</span></a> followed by a
<span class="planetName">PLaneT</span> path to access the language. The advantages are that the
<span class="planetName">PLaneT</span> package can be installed automatically, it can be versioned,
and it co-exists more easily with other packages.</p><div class="navsetbottom"><span class="navleft"><form class="searchform"><input class="searchbox" style="color: #888;" type="text" value="...search manuals..." title="Enter a search string to search the manuals" onkeypress="return DoSearchKey(event, this, "6.1", "../");" onfocus="this.style.color="black"; this.style.textAlign="left"; if (this.value == "...search manuals...") this.value="";" onblur="if (this.value.match(/^ *$/)) { this.style.color="#888"; this.style.textAlign="center"; this.value="...search manuals..."; }"/></form> <a href="../index.html" title="up to the documentation top" data-pltdoc="x" onclick="return GotoPLTRoot("6.1");">top</a></span><span class="navright"> <a href="syntax_module-reader.html" title="backward to "17.3.3 Using #lang s-exp syntax/module-reader"" data-pltdoc="x">← prev</a> <a href="hash-languages.html" title="up to "17.3 Defining new #lang Languages"" data-pltdoc="x">up</a> <a href="language-get-info.html" title="forward to "17.3.5 Source-Handling Configuration"" data-pltdoc="x">next →</a></span> </div></div></div><div id="contextindicator"> </div></body></html>
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