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From: Wojciech Meyer <wojciech.meyer@googlemail.com>
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Subject: Re: [Caml-list] New version of the binary installer for Windows

Hi Jonathan,

Thanks for the installer!

On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 4:19 PM, Jonathan Protzenko
<jonathan.protzenko@gmail.com> wrote:
> Unfortunately, ocamlbuild requires a unix-like environment, with a few
> utilities in the path: bash, mkdir...

It looks like he's got a partially installed environment - as bash is there.

> The installer only provides the very basics. It does not provide a unix
> environment on windows, only the ocaml binaries, flexlink, and ocamlfind. If
> you want to go further, e.g. use ocamlbuild, or benefit from native
> compilation, you need to install a development environment, such as cygwin,
> or msys. Currently, because of bug 5465, cygwin is the recommended way.
>
> I've successfully used ocamlbuild under cygwin and msys, and it works fine.

How about bundling the installer with cygwin or msys? Beware of the
license issues however.

Cheers,

Wojciech