From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr 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 F326DBB84 for ; Mon, 8 May 2006 10:07:05 +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 k48875MW031814 for ; Mon, 8 May 2006 10:07:05 +0200 Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by pauillac.inria.fr (8.7.6/8.7.3) with ESMTP id KAA07840 for ; Mon, 8 May 2006 10:07:04 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from einhorn.in-berlin.de (einhorn.in-berlin.de [192.109.42.8]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id k48873pR031811 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=FAIL) for ; Mon, 8 May 2006 10:07:04 +0200 X-Envelope-From: oliver@first.in-berlin.de X-Envelope-To: Received: from first.in-berlin.de (e178059104.adsl.alicedsl.de [85.178.59.104]) (authenticated bits=0) by einhorn.in-berlin.de (8.13.6/8.13.6/Debian-1) with ESMTP id k48872r5011019 for ; Mon, 8 May 2006 10:07:02 +0200 Received: by first.in-berlin.de (Postfix, from userid 501) id 132B926384E; Mon, 8 May 2006 10:07:07 +0200 (CEST) Date: Mon, 8 May 2006 10:07:07 +0200 From: Oliver Bandel To: caml-list@inria.fr Subject: something like an ActiveCaml? Message-ID: <20060508080707.GA451@first.in-berlin.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6i X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang_at_IN-Berlin_e.V. on 192.109.42.8 X-Miltered: at nez-perce with ID 445EFC29.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Miltered: at nez-perce with ID 445EFC27.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; bandel:01 in-berlin:01 ocaml:01 binary:01 ocaml:01 mingw:01 cygwin:01 unix:01 cygwin:01 mingw:01 oliver:01 oliver:01 programming:03 suggestions:05 install:05 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3 (2005-04-27) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=FORGED_RCVD_HELO autolearn=disabled version=3.0.3 Hello, it would be nice to have OCaml available as stand-alone binary for windows. As I normally use Unix-like systems and it is easy to install OCaml there, but sometimes I have to use Windwos computers of other people, so then I can't easy install such big things like mingw and/or cygwin on that machines. But an aequivalent to ActivePerl but with OCaml instead of Perl would be fine. I used ActivePerl for those situations, where I want to do some programming of specialized tools on windows. I used ActivePerl then. This is OK and easy to install. But I would prefer to have OCaml instead of Perl, because ... ...well, you know why to prefer OCaml to Perl. ;-) Someone here who could provide such a thing? (I have no development tools for windows and no windows at all. I prefer to use Unix-like machines, but some people, who have no Unix or Linux installed, then must be annoyed with cygwin?!) Is there maybe a reason, why cygwin/mingw must be used and no stand-alone OCaml is available? Or could such a thing also be created? Would be fine. Any suggestions? Ciao, Oliver