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From: =?utf-8?Q?Daniel_B=C3=BCnzli?= <daniel.buenzli@erratique.ch>
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Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Project hosting for new OCaml projects

Le mercredi, 5 mars 2014 =C3=A0 16:13, David Allsopp a =C3=A9crit :
> It seems that the following are worth doing:
>=20=20
> * Support OASIS (and in so doing, I believe that will migrate its build
> system to ocamlbuild)
> * Support OPAM (which looks incredibly straightforward - being primarily a
> Windows user, the OPAM typhoon has flowed past me thus far)
> * Put the SCM online somewhere; submit a pull request for opam-repository;
> announce it

Since your build system is make and that you already have findlib support I=
 wouldn't bother with oasis. Rather use an opam file directly for your pack=
age metadata and build instructions and put it at the root of your reposito=
ry. This allows to robustly support opam pinning workflows which are useful=
 for asking people to test fixes and making pre-releases.=20=20

Regarding the choice between github and the forge. I'd say if you want to b=
e nice to potential contributors prefer github which has a decent user inte=
raction. It's not without flaws, the graphs are generally useless, the pull=
 request mechanism is broken (e.g. it completely muddies history with usele=
ss commits) and it's never good to rely on the free as in wine service of a=
 company. If you already have some kind of web space where you can store an=
d push git repos I'd suggest to use github only as a mirror (I can provide =
you with the steps to do so if you are interested) so that you can more eas=
ily switch to something else in case github becomes problematic --- as sour=
ceforge became at one point.

Best,

Daniel