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Re: HEADSUP: Packages with obsolete dependencies

From: "Yaakov (Cygwin/X)" <yselkowitz at users dot sourceforge dot net>
To: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:30:19 -0600
Subject: Re: HEADSUP: Packages with obsolete dependencies
References: <4B36EBF0.40904@users.sourceforge.net> <2kvgj5dfal0kisshjhman108jf528odnug@4ax.com>

On 28/12/2009 03:47, Andrew Schulman wrote:

ocaml is unmaintained ATM.  I took a shot at packaging it and it's a significant
PITA.  The Makefile doesn't support DESTDIR, and the location of the main ocaml
executable, wherever you installed it for packaging purposes, gets statically
baked into all bytecode executables.

Indeed, I didn't look at maintainership before I sent that email.

You are correct that OCaml doesn't build OOTB. I have a working build, but there is an issue with the method they use to create stublibs and .cmxs native link modules. I'll try to raise an RFC on those issues when I have a chance.

Yaakov

References:
- HEADSUP: Packages with obsolete dependencies
  - From: Yaakov (Cygwin/X)
- Re: HEADSUP: Packages with obsolete dependencies
  - From: Andrew Schulman

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