From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) id XAA22887; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:41:36 +0200 (MET DST) X-Authentication-Warning: pauillac.inria.fr: majordomo set sender to owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr using -f Received: from concorde.inria.fr (concorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.39]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id XAA24304 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:41:35 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from moutng.kundenserver.de (moutng.kundenserver.de [212.227.126.184]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.11.1/8.11.1) with ESMTP id h6ULfZf09859 for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:41:35 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from [212.227.126.160] (helo=mrelayng.kundenserver.de) by moutng.kundenserver.de with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 19hyhT-0005Bd-00 for caml-list@inria.fr; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:41:35 +0200 Received: from [80.129.101.69] (helo=gate.gerd-stolpmann.de) by mrelayng.kundenserver.de with asmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 19hyhS-00060X-00 for caml-list@inria.fr; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:41:34 +0200 Received: from ice.gerd-stolpmann.de (ice.gerd-stolpmann.de [192.168.0.13]) by gate.gerd-stolpmann.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 676FD56EF for ; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:41:31 +0200 (CEST) Received: by ice.gerd-stolpmann.de (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 706B9B014; Wed, 30 Jul 2003 23:41:28 +0200 (CEST) Subject: [Caml-list] GODI available for download From: Gerd Stolpmann To: caml-list@inria.fr Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <1059601286.9556.8.camel@ice.gerd-stolpmann.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.4 Date: 30 Jul 2003 23:41:27 +0200 X-Loop: caml-list@inria.fr X-Spam: no; 0.00; gerd:01 stolpmann:01 bootstrap:01 3.06,:01 3.07:01 pre-compiled:01 binaries:01 netbsd:01 dynamically:01 dependencies:01 viktoriastr:01 64293:01 darmstadt:01 caml:01 hierarchies:01 Sender: owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr Precedence: bulk Hi list, In the past days I have worked on GODI, an experimental source-based O'Caml distribution, and I think it is now worth a try. You can get the current bootstrap tarball here: http://www.ocaml-programming.de/packages/godi-bootstrap-20030730.tar.gz Currently, GODI is based on 3.06, but I will switch to 3.07beta the next days (and drop a message, if so). It has been tested on Linux and Solaris. Read the README file, it contains further instructions (and is currently the only source of documentation). Gerd ------------------------------------------------------------ README ------------------------------------------------------------ GODI is an experimental distribution of the Objective Caml language as packages that can be automatically built from their sources. GODI does not include pre-compiled binaries, but it is possible to create them, even in packaged form. GODI is derived from the NetBSD pkgsrc system (which is derived from the FreeBSD port system), and has a similar way of dealing with sources, although not everything is identical. Basically, GODI is a framework to download, compile, install, and package O'Caml software. This software is not included in GODI, but GODI knows from which Internet sites it can be downloaded. To do so, GODI provides small archives with build instructions, the build.tgz archives. These instructions (basically Makefiles) are dynamically added to the GODI framework, and extend it with the information needed to deal with a certain piece of software. After the software has been installed, it is always archived as so-called binary packages. The binary packages can be easily transferred to other computers with the same operating system, where they can be added to the local GODI installations without having to rebuild them again. GODI knows about software dependencies, and automatically builds prerequisites first. Furthermore, GODI can upgrade hierarchies of dependent libraries by rebuilding the libraries in the right order. ... -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Gerd Stolpmann * Viktoriastr. 45 * 64293 Darmstadt * Germany gerd@gerd-stolpmann.de http://www.gerd-stolpmann.de ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------- To unsubscribe, mail caml-list-request@inria.fr Archives: http://caml.inria.fr Bug reports: http://caml.inria.fr/bin/caml-bugs FAQ: http://caml.inria.fr/FAQ/ Beginner's list: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ocaml_beginners