Gradle vs Racket Package Manager
Gradle
gradle.orgRacket Package Manager
docs.racket-lang.orgSide by side
| Figure | Gradle | Racket Package Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Package Managers | 8.7 (#11) | 7.4 (#75) |
| Dependency resolution | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Intended users | Gradle describes itself as the open-source build system of choice for Java, Android, and Kotlin developers, from startups to large enterprises. | The package manager is for Racket users who install libraries and for package authors who publish them for other programmers to find. |
| Offline installation | Yes | Yes |
| Package formats | Maven,Ivy,flat directory | Packages can provide source, compiled bytecode, rendered documentation, or combinations of source and compiled elements. |
| Purpose | Gradle Build Tool automates building software of any type, size, or complexity. | The package manager installs libraries and collections, and the package catalog helps Racket programmers find libraries. |
| Security | Gradle includes dependency verification; the maker says open-source security fixes are limited by its end-of-life policy, while its Security Subscription offers prioritized fixes under SLA and extended maintenance. | The documentation describes package checksums for identifying implementations; its future-plans page says public-key encryption for catalog information would be desirable. |
| Supported platforms | Windows,macOS,Linux | Windows,macOS,Linux |
Plans
In their own words
Gradle
Gradle Build Tool is a free, open-source system for automating software builds across projects of different types and sizes. Build logic can use either Kotlin DSL or Groovy DSL. Incremental builds, caching and parallel task execution support the build process, while Gradle downloads and manages transitive dependencies from Maven- and Ivy-compatible repositories. The Gradle Wrapper can provision a build environment and specify the Gradle version used by a project. Its ecosystem covers JVM, Android, C/C++, Swift, Objective-C and assembler projects, and it runs on Windows, macOS and Linux. The Tooling API lets IDEs and other tools inspect projects, run builds, receive progress events and cancel operations. Listed support includes Android Studio and Ant, plus Checkstyle, CodeNarc, PMD and JaCoCo. Gradle includes dependency verification. The maker says open-source security fixes are limited by its end-of-life policy; its Security Subscription offers prioritized fixes under SLA and extended maintenance, but does not guarantee a clean scanner report when findings come from third-party libraries.
Racket Package Manager
Racket Package Manager has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.