Re: [Caml-list] One build system to rule them all?

[Leonardo Laguna Ruiz <modlfo@gmail.com>]

My pick is ocamlbuild because:

- It works the same way in all platforms that I work (linux,osx, windows 
msvc port, cygwin)
- If I can compile ocaml, then I have ocamlbuild
- It does not require external libraries

I have to say that I feel a little bit annoyed by the fact that some 
other build systems or tools, do not work correctly in all the platforms 
that I want to support.

Leonardo


On 9/10/2014 4:23 PM, Gerd Stolpmann wrote:
> Am Mittwoch, den 10.09.2014, 15:29 +0200 schrieb Francois Berenger:
>> More seriously, concerning build systems, we clearly have quite some
>> choice on the OCaml shelf:
>> - obuild
>> - ocamlbuild
>> - omake
>> - oasis (which in fact uses ocamlbuild, don't forget that)
> oasis is not a build system. It is a package description format that
> describes how to invoke the build (and more). So far there is only
> built-in knowledge for ocamlbuild, but this may change, and you can
> already call any external tool, so you can wrap any build system you
> want. The intention is here more to create a uniform API for starting
> the build, which may help packagers and other people who routinely build
> software.
>
> Gerd
>
>> - jenga
>> - [...]
>>
>> My preffered is obuild (https://github.com/ocaml-obuild/obuild),
>> for the terseness, readability and centralization of its build
>> descriptions. I would love to see the user community of obuild grow,
>> so that we can get rid of more bugs, be able to compile _any_
>> OCaml project with it and implement even more cool features
>> (contributors are very welcome).
>>
>> I don't want a ring to rule them all, jut a ring that fits _my_ finger. ;)
>>
>> -- 
>> Regards,
>> Francois.
>>