Philip McGrath

In terms of "the best way to calculate `tau`", [this observation](https://bugs.python.org/msg272304) is from the discussion of adding `math.tau` to Python: > I'd test that `tau` is exactly equal to `2*pi`....

I didn't explicitly say this earlier, but I was also previously familiar with `tau` and have written `(define tau (* 2 pi))` in various programs. I have particularly heard about...

As another point in the design space, the Elm standard library includes a function [`turns`](https://package.elm-lang.org/packages/elm/core/1.0.2/Basics#turns) equivalent to `(λ (x) (* tau x))`.

I may not immediately have a lot of time to work on this, but I can report that non-technical users have found installing a package challenging, even with the GUI...

FYI, you can now change this: https://github.com/racket/scribble/blob/60787f79ac718e00a98d784d7b8029ba760a1735/scribble-lib/info.rkt#L6 to something like: ```racket ["base" #:version "8.17.0.5"] ; for serializable X-expressions ``` to tell the package system you need a version including the...

> I nonetheless think that the default should be that RTDs don’t count towards the computed size of records. To me it seems that RTDs are just one example of...

I agree that the `configure` script should be improved to not incorrectly infer `tppc32osx` in this case. Debian distributes Chez Scheme for 64-bit PowerPC using the `tpb64l` backend, which is...

> Looks like `-m=tpb64b` worked, thank you! … and I think it is being compiled for ppc64. At the risk of being pedantic, I want to be sure you're clear...

> Granted, this relies on a reader knowing that the little "procedure" label at the top-right of apply's description means that the general rules about applying procedures also work for...

The arrival of Racket CS seems like a good reason to close this.