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Subject: Re: [Caml-list] library naming conflict

On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:47:38 -0400
Niki Yoshiuchi <aplusbi@gmail.com> wrote:

> Naming my ocaml library "portmidi" causes linking problems.  It seems to be
> from a conflict when linking the C-library "-lportmidi" (the linker tries to
> link with the local libportmidi.a file instead of the file in /usr/lib).  My
> solution at the moment is to just give my ocaml library a different name,
> however I'd prefer to name it "portmidi".
> 
> Is there a simple fix?

Use a different name for cma file but keep "portmidi" findlib package name?

PS I guess ocaml compiler could easily solve this annoyance by choosing some unique prefix/postfix
for cmxa native library counterpart (i.e. xxx,cma -> xxx_caml.a), and this should not break
any code out there?

-- 
 ygrek
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