Re: [Caml-list] fixing swig

["Hezekiah M. Carty" <hcarty@atmos.umd.edu>]

On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 7:22 PM, Joel Reymont <joelr1@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here's what happens when building OCaml examples in the latest SWIG:
>
> ---
> ocamlc -I ` camlp4 -where` -pp "camlp4o pa_extend.cmo q_MLast.cmo" -c swigp4.ml
> File "swig.ml", line 159, characters 54-57:
> Warning 20: this argument will not be used by the function.
> File "swigp4.ml", line 26, characters 2-6:
> Parse error: Deprecated syntax, the grammar module is expected
> File "swigp4.ml", line 1, characters 0-1:
> Error: Preprocessor error
> make[1]: *** [ocaml_static_cpp] Error 2
> ---
>
> The following code from swigp4.ml needs to be fixed but I don't know enough Camlp4 to do it :-(.
>
> If a kind soul can lend me a hand with this then I can try to incorporate the changes back into SWIG.
>
>        Thanks in advance, Joel
>
> --- swigp4.ml ---
>
> open Pcaml ;;
>

I don't have much experience hacking around with camlp4, so this is
partial speculation.

It looks like swig may be using old camlp4 (now camlp5)
libraries/syntax.  As a work-around, you could try dropping in camlp5
in place of camlp4.

Good luck,

Hez