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Subject: [Caml-list] =?UTF-8?Q?Re=C2=A0=3A_One_build_system_to_rule_them_a?=
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a. Is there any build system we can organize behind to crown as the official build system?
b. What are the use-cases missing from specific build systems, that have driven people to use other build systems?
c. To pick one possible candidate, if ocamlbuild were spun out of the compiler, could it be enhanced to cover all the main use-cases so (almost) everyone would be happy with it? 


a) Yes, ocamlbuild is official.
b) I would rather see the following question : has someone abandonned ocamlbuild, and why ?
c) If ocamlbuild were spun out of the compiler, then it would not be official anymore ? So it would fail a) ?