Re: [Caml-list] Problems installing with opam

[Helmut Brandl <helmut.brandl@gmx.net>]

On 03/28/2016 07:26 AM, Francois Berenger wrote:
> On 03/28/2016 03:14 PM, Helmut Brandl wrote:
>> Isn't there another way than patching. I just want to install
>> "js_of_ocaml" and use it. However "js_of_ocam" requires "lwt" which
>> requires "camlp4". All these packages are oficial packages in the opam
>> repository. I.e. they should be installable with opam without patching.
>
> If you use the current stable official release, I guess you are right.
> FYI, the latest official ocaml release is 4.02.3
>
> $ opam switch 4.02.3
> $ eval `opam config env`
>
> Will give you that.
The same problem.
>> If I understand you correctly you are saying that the opam repository is
>> inconsistent and nobody can install "camlp4", "lwt" and "js_of_ocaml"
>> using some 4.x.x compiler of "ocaml". Why not fix the problem?
>
> I guess it is inconsistent for any alpha release of the compiler.
> ocaml 4.02.0+modular-implicits is not an official release of the compiler.
I am happy to switch to a previous release of the compiler as long as it 
is at least 4.00.0. Should I try another version?

Regards
Helmut