Re: [Caml-list] Development status of the dependency generator for OCaml

[SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>]

>> If you can tolerate that specific dependency specifications (like for ML
>> and MLI files) can be missing, …
> 
> They're not missing

I know circumstances where I can accept the omission of such details.


> - they're simply obviously and necessary as part of your Makefile rules
> because somewhere you need a recipe to build the files.

We agree on this general aspect.

I imagine that we have got still different opinions about the consequences
for a command like “ocamldep src/*.ml* > .depend.mak”.


> Your descriptions are, I'm afraid, vague,

I hope that the involved communication difficulties can be resolved somehow.


> don't give a simple repro case,

I wonder about this view after your initial feedback for my clarification request.


> For this particular PR, I'm afraid it looks like you blew Xavier's fuse at line 1.

That's unfortunate.


> For example:
> 
>   Summary: .cmi files do not depend on .mli in output of ocamldep -all

Would you dare to submit another bug report with your improved description?


>> Do you prefer to use more advanced software development environments?
> 
> Ah, you may have hit on a slight naming problem:

Such name clashes can cause various challenges.


> I mean https://github.com/janestreet/jbuilder, not an old Java IDE...

Thanks for your link to the other build software.

Regards,
Markus