From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL autolearn=disabled version=3.1.3 X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from discorde.inria.fr (discorde.inria.fr [192.93.2.38]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBE12BC0A for ; Sun, 3 Jun 2007 18:54:53 +0200 (CEST) Received: from pih-relay04.plus.net (pih-relay04.plus.net [212.159.14.131]) by discorde.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id l53GsrXx026058 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO) for ; Sun, 3 Jun 2007 18:54:53 +0200 Received: from [80.229.56.224] (helo=beast.local) by pih-relay04.plus.net with esmtp (Exim) id 1HutLw-0003ZM-Ue for caml-list@yquem.inria.fr; Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:54:53 +0100 From: Jon Harrop Organization: Flying Frog Consultancy Ltd. To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Subject: Common OCaml Run-time Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2007 17:28:02 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200706031728.02545.jon@ffconsultancy.com> X-Miltered: at discorde with ID 4662F25D.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail . ensmp . fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; ocaml:01 run-time:01 ocaml:01 ocamlmktop:01 frog:98 opengl:02 compiled:04 platforms:08 i'm:09 wondering:09 libraries:11 libraries:11 distributing:11 think:12 create:12 I think OCaml would benefit from being more cross-platform and bundling essential libraries. I'm wondering if this can be addressed by distributing compiled OCaml run-times for the three major platforms that include OpenGL support and allow OCaml programs to be run out of the box. What is the easiest way to achieve this? Can you use ocamlmktop to create custom top-levels for each platform and just compile-in the necessary libraries? -- Dr Jon D Harrop, Flying Frog Consultancy Ltd. OCaml for Scientists http://www.ffconsultancy.com/products/ocaml_for_scientists/?e