Re: [Caml-list] About contributions to the Standard Library

["Daniel Bünzli" <daniel.buenzli@erratique.ch>]

Le lundi, 11 juillet 2016 à 19:34, Adrien Nader a écrit :
> I see it as important because things get a bit sad if your code never
> reaches end-users.

[...]
> If you look around, you'll see that many large-ish projects have shifted
> to time-based releases.

[...]  
> Releasing stable versions
> is a time-consuming work not matter the topic and I don't find it sane
> to not take them into account.

I'm not sure we are understanding each other here.  

1. I think it's precisely the purpose of a system package manager to cut consistent releases of OCaml and OPAM packages in order to deliver end-user *applications* (e.g. unison). Once this is done you get to install these applications using this consistent system.  

2. The fact that people are doing time-based releases is irrelevant to this discussion. What is relevant is how long these releases are supported, the constraints they impose and for which purpose they are used.

3. I don't know where you got the idea that I was somehow against stable versions or that I didn't want to take them into account.

So to sum up while 1. is fine. It seems dubious to me to use these system packages in order to do application *development*, and hence to require current developments to remain compatible with these versions, especially if they are long-lasting without the possibility of bumping their version number beyond bug fixes.

Best,  

Daniel