Hello, > Well, i have begun work on a little source snapshot tool (it takes a > given list of binary packages and version, transform them to source > version, and should go download the corresponding sources at > snapshot.debian.org, but i didn't finish it). Goswin also has some ocaml > tools for making debian mirrors, or something such. There is also ara in > the archive, altough i don't remember who wrote it. > > Maybe it is time for writing a common ocaml library for interaction with > ocaml packages list and such, should not be all that difficult, but > would beat having everyone implement their own version of it. >
Take a look at pkg-ocaml-maint/dh-make-ocaml/lib. I think you should like PackageName for example which try to guess package type from name ( or to fetch it from a little DB ). It also includes type OcamlBaseVPackage OcamlVPackage... It also try to guess correct pathname for different package component ( META, lib... ). It is not fully finished but i try to build some dh_ocaml* to help debian packager to do their work. And most of all : it will try to guess depends from package ( based on information provided by exported cmi and matching imported cmi signature of cmi/cmo/cma ). > I have also been thinking about a full dpkg/apt ocaml reimplementation > in ocaml, but never had the time for it. A full coq proven and generated > implementation would be sweet too, but a lot of work. > I also have think to it ;-> Great idea, but need a lot of time. Kind regard Sylvain LE GALL
