From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 076D2BC40 for ; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:40:39 +0200 (CEST) Received: from pauillac.inria.fr (pauillac.inria.fr [128.93.11.35]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id i9SKecrM032530 for ; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:40:38 +0200 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 WAA07341 for ; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:40:38 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from swordfish.havenrock.com ([216.241.35.41]) by concorde.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id i9SKeZ4L022428 for ; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:40:37 +0200 Received: by swordfish.havenrock.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 70835AB76; Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:40:47 -0600 (MDT) Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 14:40:47 -0600 From: Matt Gushee To: caml-list@inria.fr Subject: Packaging OCaml for Linux Message-ID: <20041028204047.GB5402@swordfish> Reply-To: Matt Gushee Mail-Followup-To: caml-list@inria.fr Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i X-Miltered: at nez-perce with ID 41815946.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Miltered: at concorde with ID 41815943.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; ocaml:01 ocaml:01 labltk:01 gotchas:01 python:02 arch:05 i'd:05 inria:05 linux:07 linux:07 break:07 creates:07 comments:08 distribution:09 distribution:09 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.0 (2004-09-13) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=disabled version=3.0.0 X-Spam-Level: Hello, all-- I recently decided to try a new Linux distribution--Arch--and quickly became an enthusiastic convert. Now, I've noticed that there is no OCaml package for Arch Linux, and I would like to provide one. I'd like to hear the community's opinion on a couple of questions: 1) Which OCaml distribution should be the basis for the Linux package: the basic distribution from INRIA, or GODI? Why do you think so? 2) What about LablTk? Should it be included, excluded? Should I break it into a separate package, as is often done with Python/Tkinter? Is that even possible with OCaml? 3) Is there anything in the OCaml license that creates problems for a Linux distribution package? 4) Any other "gotchas" I should be aware of? Thanks in advance for your comments. -- Matt Gushee Englewood, Colorado, USA