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From: Sven LUTHER <luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr>
To: Max Skaller <maxs@in.ot.com.au>
Cc: Markus Mottl <mottl@miss.wu-wien.ac.at>, OCAML <caml-list@inria.fr>
Subject: Re: Portability of applications written in OCAML: C stuff
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On Thu, Feb 24, 2000 at 01:55:57PM +1100, Max Skaller wrote:
> Markus Mottl wrote:
> > 
> > > The way these packages are distributed is a 'build in separate
> > > directory and install' model. This is NOT acceptable for my
> > > package. I require all components to be built and usable
> > > WITHOUT installing them (with one exception: the standard ocaml (and
> > > python)
> > > distributions).
> > 
> > Hm, I don't know about "mlgtk", but what concerns the PCRE, you need not

About mlgtk, ...

you can use it without installing it anywhere, look at the examples for
guidance on how to do it (mostly you haveto set the right -I and -L options,
so ocaml will find the libraries).

Friendly,

Sven LUTHER