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From: "Jon Harrop" <jon@ffconsultancy.com>
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Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2011 18:50:32 +0100
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Subject: [Caml-list] Windows install

I've been trying to install OCaml on Windows Vista using the OCaml 3.11.0
binary (MSVC) install. I have Visual Studio 2010 installed which, I believe,
satisfies the dependencies but I keep getting linker errors. Curiously,
different errors each time I reinstall:

C:\Users\Jon\Documents\OCaml>ocamlopt test.ml -o test
** Fatal error: Cannot find file "libws2_32"
File "caml_startup", line 1, characters 0-1:
Error: Error during linking

C:\Users\Jon\Documents\OCaml>ocamlopt test.ml -o test
** Fatal error: Cannot find file "C:\\Program Files\\Objective
Caml\\bin\\flexdl
l_msvc.obj"
File "caml_startup", line 1, characters 0-1:
Error: Error during linking

C:\Users\Jon\Documents\OCaml>ocamlopt test.ml -o test
'flexlink' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
File "caml_startup", line 1, characters 0-1:
Error: Error during linking

What's the easiest way to get a working OCaml install under Windows ATM?

-- 
Dr Jon Harrop, Flying Frog Consultancy Ltd.
http://www.ffconsultancy.com