Re: [Caml-list] ocaml support in autotools

[Erik de Castro Lopo <mle+ocaml@mega-nerd.com>]

Guillaume Rousse wrote:

> So my current opinion is:
> - have AC_PROG_OCAML fails if ocamlc is not found
> - have AC_PROG_CAMLP4 fails if ocamlp4 is not found
> - have all other macros never fail
> 
> Second, what to do with optimised versions ? It is desirable for the
> user or the developer to be able to select between optimised and
> non-optimised version of a given tool ?
> 
> If not, having a single variable for each tool, silently defined to the
> optimised version if available and usable, would be the best option.
> OCAMLC would then correspond to ocamlc.opt or ocamlc

I thing you should have separate AC_PROG_OCAMLC and AC_PROG_OCAMLOPT
with separate variables.
 
> Third, I'd like some standard macro to allow the user to select if he
> wants bytcode compilation, native compilation, or both, the same as you
> have when using libtool for producing either static or dynamic
> libraries. Does it makes senses to add those switches to AC_PROG_OCAML,
> and to define additional variables, such as OCAML_WANT_BYTECODE and
> OCAML_WANT_NATIVE ?

Works for me.

Erik
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