Install Racket for your system of choice using the following instructions.
Go to Racket's installer download page. Download the installer and run it. To run Racket from any folder, you need to add Racket to your system's PATH environment variable. Do this through System Properties -> Environment Variables, and add C:\Program Files\Racket to the PATH variable. If you’re confused about how to edit your PATH variable, look up a tutorial or use another method. Ideally, you shouldn't use the installer executable. If you try to use the installer and can’t figure it out yourself, feel free to ping me in the Discord server.
Open a terminal and run winget install --id=Racket.Racket -e to install Racket.
Open a terminal and run choco install racket to install Racket.
Open a terminal and run scoop bucket add main to add the main bucket to Scoop (which contains Racket). After adding the bucket, run scoop install main/racket to install Racket.
You’ll need root permissions for these commands; prefix them with sudo if necessary.
Open a terminal and run apt install racket to install Racket.
Open a terminal and run dnf install racket to install Racket.
Open a terminal and run pacman -S racket to install Racket.
There are too many Linux distributions to cover here. If you’re using a distribution not listed, feel free to ping me in the Discord server.
If you’re tackling this method, you probably don’t need my help. Follow the official guide for detailed instructions. If you get stuck, consider using a package manager instead.
Go to Racket's installer download page. Download the installer and run it. To run Racket from any folder, you need to add Racket to your system's PATH environment variable. Follow this guide. If you get stuck consider using Homebrew instead. You can ping me in the [Discord server]Discord server.
If you don't have Homebrew install it using the instructions on the Homebrew site. Then open a terminal and run brew install --cask racket to install Racket.
To verify that Racket installed correctly, open a terminal and run racket --version. If you see a command not found error, the installation didn’t succeed. Feel free to ping me in the Discord server if you need help. If it’s installed correctly, you’ll see the version number.
Pick your text/code editor of choice and follow the instructions for it. If you are using normal Vim or VI then I am sorry but I have no idea how to help you. If you are unsure about which editor to use. Then you probably want to use DrRacket.
DrRacket should have installed along with Racket. So just launch it.
You want to Install the Conjure plugin. Install it with your package manager using the instructions here. If you do not have a package manager setup first set up a package manager. I recommend Lazy. If you get stuck feel free to ping me in the Discord server.
I can't really help you here. Since I have never used Emacs. You should probably read the official Racket documentation on using Racket with Emacs though.
Install the Magic Racket extension and you are good to go.
If you are participating in the Discord server then you should set up a Git repository to store the solutions to your exercises. This will let you verify that you have completed the book which will grant you the @Knight role on the Discord server. If you are not participating in the Discord I still highly recommend you do this. However despite my recommendations this step is still optional.
First you will need to install Git. I will not be giving instructions on how to install Git. Since I already have given instructions on installing Racket and Git's installation process is very similar. If you are on Windows or MacOS and don't want to use a package manager for some reason go to Git's download page to get the installer. If you are using a package manager it should be as simple as typing the same command you used to install Racket but replacing racket with git.
After installing Git you can then setup your Git repository. Open a new folder wherever you want and name it sicp. Open a terminal inside the folder (or go to the folder using cd). Then run git init. This will initiate your Git repository.
Now that you have your local repository, it's time to push it to GitHub. If you don’t have a GitHub account, create one at GitHub.. Once you're signed in, create a new repository named sicp.
Next, you’ll want to link your local repository to GitHub. In your terminal, run:
git remote add origin https://github.com/<username>/sicp.git
git branch -M main
git push -u origin main
Replace <username> with your GitHub username, obviously.
Whenever you solve an exercise or make some progress, you should commit your changes. Run the following commands:
git add .
git commit -m "Completed Exercise X.Y"
git push
This way, your work is safely stored online, and you can easily track your progress. Plus, when you finish the book, you’ll have a record of all your hard work.
Feel free to ping me on the Discord server if you run into any issues!
Racket is different from SICP's Scheme. However Racket comes with support for SICP out of the box. This is the reason I recommend Racket. Whenever you make a new Racket file put #lang sicp on the first line. This will tell Racket to make itself compatible with the book.