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 QAA28583; Sat, 27 Mar 2004 16:41:46 +0100 (MET) 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 QAA20610; Sat, 27 Mar 2004 16:41:45 +0100 (MET) Received: from smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net (smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net [203.16.214.203]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i2RFfgHd000570; Sat, 27 Mar 2004 16:41:43 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.200] (ppp113-158.lns1.syd3.internode.on.net [150.101.113.158]) by smtp3.adl2.internode.on.net (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id i2RFfaUK042592; Sun, 28 Mar 2004 02:11:37 +1030 (CST) Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Delaying module initialization From: skaller Reply-To: skaller@users.sourceforge.net To: Xavier Leroy Cc: Richard Jones , caml-list In-Reply-To: <20040327121832.B29840@pauillac.inria.fr> References: <20040326165943.GA18734@redhat.com> <20040327.022627.38703728.yoriyuki@mbg.ocn.ne.jp> <20040326184424.GA20895@redhat.com> <8765cre8el.dlv@vanicat.homelinux.org> <20040327101944.GA1941@redhat.com> <20040327121832.B29840@pauillac.inria.fr> Content-Type: text/plain Message-Id: <1080402095.4708.134.camel@pelican.wigram> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 (1.2.2-4) Date: 28 Mar 2004 02:41:35 +1100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Miltered: at concorde by Joe's j-chkmail ("http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr")! X-Loop: caml-list@inria.fr X-Spam: no; 0.00; caml-list:01 sourceforge:01 2004:99 libs:01 vyper:01 python:01 hassling:01 hassling:01 colloquial:99 9660:01 glebe:01 ocaml:01 ocaml:01 nsw:01 snail:02 Sender: owner-caml-list@pauillac.inria.fr Precedence: bulk X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 390 On Sat, 2004-03-27 at 22:18, Xavier Leroy wrote: > J. Skaller unhelpfully suggests: > > > Hassle the ocaml team for generation of shared libraries? > > Shared libs will definitely not help here (and elsewhere). I beg to differ, and I have 2-3 years experience with this in the Vyper Python interpreter written in Ocaml .. which was abandoned in part due to the lack of dynamic loading: in this case I needed dynamic loading AND native code compilation. :( > (As far as "hassling" goes, this will only reinforce my conviction > that shared libraries are useless. So, don't do that.) "Hassling" is just a colloquial term of endearment. I don't get annoyed because I can't read French. I speak a foreign language too, namely 'Strine. :D -- John Skaller, mailto:skaller@users.sf.net voice: 061-2-9660-0850, snail: PO BOX 401 Glebe NSW 2037 Australia Checkout the Felix programming language http://felix.sf.net ------------------- 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