Re: [Ocaml-tmk-devel] Re: configure script

[Richard Jones]

On Thu, May 08, 2008 at 09:32:45PM -0500, Paul Pelzl wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Paul Pelzl <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 2:40 PM, Richard Jones <address@hidden> wrote:
> >>  > Can I assume that you have no objection to merging the configure script?
> >>
> >>  Yes, I had a quick look at the patch and it looks sane to me.  The
> >>  only reservation I have is that calling the module 'Config' might
> >>  cause clashes with other programs (each OCaml module needs to have a
> >>  unique name).  Can we call it curses_config.ml or something along
> >>  those lines?
> >
> > Good point, I suppose there is a potential for problems when opening
> > Curses.  I will make that change.
> 
> I believe I have recalled just enough of my rapidly-degrading CVS
> knowledge to merge the autoconf script.  I had nearly forgotten how
> cumbersome version control could be.
> 
> I had also mentioned the possibility of replacing the OCamlMakefile
> with a relatively short ocamlbuild script.  Do the other maintainers
> have an opinion on this?  If there is interest, I would take the time
> to polish the experimental build script I have sitting around.

We're still building for OCaml 3.09, so I'd like to avoid this
if at all possible.

Rich.

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Richard Jones
Red Hat