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readme-system-type

4 READMEs

The distro-build/readme library provides functions for constructing a "README" file’s content. Each function takes a hash table mapping configuration keywords to values.

procedure

(make-readme config)  string?

  config : hash?
Produces basic "README" content, using information about the distribution and the Racket license. The content is constructed using config keys such as #:name, #:target-platform, #:dist-name, and #:dist-catalogs, and sometimes current-stamp. Some content depends on the result of (readme-system-type config).

procedure

(make-macosx-notes config)  string?

  config : hash?
Produces "README" content to tell Mac OS users how to install a distribution folder. This function is used by make-readme when #:platform in config is 'macosx.

procedure

(readme-system-type config)  (or/c 'unix 'macosx 'windows)

  config : hash?
Determines the kind of platform for a generated "README" file: