On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 07:34:08PM +0200, Loup Vaillant wrote: > My problem is very simple. First, the following works as expected: > > $ ls lib > batteries.ml > $ cd lib > $ ocamlc -c batteries.ml > $ ocamlmktop -o ../ocamltop batteries.cmo > $ ../ocamltop > Objective Caml version 3.11.1 > > # open Batteries;; > # > > The module Batteries has been loaded in the interactive loop as > intended. Now, this *doesn't* work: > > $ ls lib > batteries.ml > $ ocamlc -c lib/batteries.ml > $ ocamlmktop -o ocamltop -I lib batteries.cmo > $ ocamltop > Objective Caml version 3.11.1 > > # open Batteries;; > Error: Unbound module Batteries > # > > ??? This looks like a super-obvious bug, so I must have overlook > something. Any idea what? Is it possible to built a sensible toplevel > with libraries *not* in the current directory? How?
The problem is not the library itself, but rather the associated .cmi files, which the toplevel requires. You can either give the -I lib arguments to ocamltop, or use the #directory "lib";; directive in the toplevel. -- Mauricio Fernandez - http://eigenclass.org _______________________________________________ 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
