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=none autolearn=disabled version=3.1.3 X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from mail1-relais-roc.national.inria.fr (mail1-relais-roc.national.inria.fr [192.134.164.82]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 72223BB84 for ; Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:56:05 +0200 (CEST) X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AlQBAIag3UjLOwGUh2dsb2JhbACTLwEBAQoLCgUTBKYQA4Fk X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.33,319,1220220000"; d="scan'208";a="17824359" Received: from discorde.inria.fr ([192.93.2.38]) by mail1-smtp-roc.national.inria.fr with ESMTP; 27 Sep 2008 11:56:05 +0200 Received: from mail1-relais-roc.national.inria.fr (mail1-relais-roc.national.inria.fr [192.134.164.82]) by discorde.inria.fr (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id m8R9u5oI029153 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128 verify=OK) for ; Sat, 27 Sep 2008 11:56:05 +0200 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: AlQBAIag3UjLOwGUh2dsb2JhbACTLwEBAQoLCgUTBKYQA4Fk X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.33,319,1220220000"; d="scan'208";a="17824355" Received: from outbound.icp-qv1-irony-out3.iinet.net.au ([203.59.1.148]) by mail1-smtp-roc.national.inria.fr with ESMTP; 27 Sep 2008 11:55:57 +0200 X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApoEAEqg3UjLzuai/2dsb2JhbAC5fwOBZA X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.33,319,1220198400"; d="scan'208";a="328126449" Received: from unknown (HELO hendrix.mega-nerd.net) ([203.206.230.162]) by outbound.icp-qv1-irony-out3.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 27 Sep 2008 17:55:54 +0800 Received: from hendrix (hendrix [192.168.200.99]) by hendrix.mega-nerd.net (Postfix) with SMTP id 53615AD520 for ; Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:55:54 +1000 (EST) Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 19:55:54 +1000 From: Erik de Castro Lopo To: caml-list@inria.fr Subject: Re: [Caml-list] OCaml support on Ubuntu Message-Id: <20080927195554.10d8e359.mle+ocaml@mega-nerd.com> In-Reply-To: <87ljxdrki6.fsf_-_@pat35-1-82-229-60-210.fbx.proxad.net> References: <48DCC7B8.4070700@fmf.uni-lj.si> <48DCDF9D.6040401@inescporto.pt> <48DCE49F.7000604@fmf.uni-lj.si> <74cabd9e0809260915v675c31w584653d597b7d92f@mail.gmail.com> <20080926165211.GA9490@annexia.org> <87ljxdrki6.fsf_-_@pat35-1-82-229-60-210.fbx.proxad.net> Reply-To: caml-list@inria.fr Organization: Erik Conspiracy Secret Labs X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.8 (GTK+ 2.12.9; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Miltered: at discorde with ID 48DE0335.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail . ensmp . fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; ocaml:01 ocaml:01 bytecodes:01 ocamlnet:01 bug:01 camlp:01 bytecode:01 camlp:01 ubuntu:98 ubuntu:98 wrote:01 caml-list:01 rarely:02 bugs:03 debian:04 David MENTRE wrote: > For example, I discovered at a time that *all* bytecodes shipped in Ubuntu > Gutsy could not be executed. This was fixed once spotted: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ocamlnet/+bug/180364 > > Another example: current Hardy release (which has Long Term Support > status) is shipped which OCaml 3.10.0 which is broken regarding Camlp4. I rarely use bytecode and and have never used Camlp4 so I haven't been hit by these, but yes, I agree, these are serious issues. > To fix this situation, one only needs people on the Ubuntu side to > synchronize packets from Debian at the right time. Agree++. Erik -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Erik de Castro Lopo ----------------------------------------------------------------- "There is no satisfactory substitute for excellence." -- Dr. Arnold O. Beckman