> I don't think I'll be able to integrate the Object section in 0.3. I > am really planning to release it soon.
For me you can forget about it. Jérémie convinced me that even for single module libraries cma is better (see discussion on list). > I just had a quick look at your > git repository and I don't think there will be a difference for user > if it is a .cma (as long as they use ocamlfind). I also think so. > Never try autoconf ;-) Never did ! Always scared me away. > OK, so first of all you are talking about the odb/GODI/oasis-db level. > OASIS itself is not meant to handle that directly. There will be a > plugin "oasis-db" that will allow you to do "oasis install xmlm" and > "oasis uninstalll xmlm" and fetch the source from > http://oasis.ocamlcore.org but this is the future and this won't be > the core oasis system. You can have a look at odb that allow you to > already do that after having uploaded your package to > http://oasis.ocamlcore.org. > > Concerning the ocamlfind install + documentation. I understand you but > it is technically not feasible right now (AFAIK). Simple fact: > ocamlfind cannot install files in subdirectories. Ok interesting fact. This raises a few comments/questions. 1) You tell me that's none of oasis business. But setup.ml sports a -install option so you actually deal with installing things (even if its via ocamlfind). More than that the examples I saw for Document sections are along the lines of copying things to a specific $htmldir so oasis seems to deal with that... At least that's the place where *something* should happen so that the right info gets to the right place. 2) How does godi et al. handle documentation ? I know for sure that odb doesn't do anything about it. 3) Would ocamlfind consider extending its approach to be able to install files in subdirectories ? I really think that easy access to README, CHANGES and other bits like ocamldoc generated doc is paramount in a good package system since you don't get to see the tarballs anymore. I try to do my best and spend long hours on the documentation of the things I distribute (doesn't mean it's perfect, I sometimes don't understand what I wrote myself...), I want them to be somehow easily accessible (and easily destroyable). Can't we agree on something at that level ? Best, Daniel P.S. Btw. setup.ml -install should maybe also install the _oasis files. -- Caml-list mailing list. Subscription management and archives: https://sympa-roc.inria.fr/wws/info/caml-list Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs
