Excerpts from Matthieu Dubuget's message of Wed Feb 11 23:26:43 +0100 2009: > Hello, > > I'm trying to manage "internal" camlfind packages. I use "internal" with > the same meanning than in ocamlbuild documentation when speaking about > libraries. > > I want my camlfind packages to be re-installed if one of their > dependency was modified. For this, I wrote a simple rule, based on > %.iocamlfind files containing the files to install into findlib > directory. This rule also produces a stamp file : %.oocamlfind. > > I also want my camlfind package to be installed if they are needed by > another rule. For this, I do: dep ["pkg_"^nm][nm ^ ".oocamlfind"] for > each internal package. > > It seems to work ok: Suppose that package toto requires package tutu. > When I ask ocamlbuild toto.oocamlfind, the packages tutu is re-built if > needed. And if I modify one file of tutu, and then ask ocamlbuild to > generate toto.oocamlbuild, tutu is re-built and installed into findlib > directories. fine. > > BUT, when I'm producing a %.native from %.cmx, my dependencies (ie > %.oocamlfind files) are inserted in the command line... > > Here is an example: > ocamlfind ocamlopt -linkpkg -package mtsvrac -package log > logtest/test.cmx mtsvrac.oocamlfind log.oocamlfind -o logtest/test.native > > mtsvrac.oocamlfind and log.oocamlfind where added to the dependencies of > logtest/test.native. > > What would be the right solution to avoid this problem? > Is there something like a "dependency that should not be linked?"
Hello, You should try to tag your .oocamlfind file with the dont_link_with tag. (this point certainly needs an entry in the FAQ...) Best regards, -- Nicolas Pouillard _______________________________________________ Caml-list mailing list. Subscription management: http://yquem.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/caml-list Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs
