From: malc <av1474@comtv.ru>
To: Francois Berenger <berenger@riken.jp>
Cc: caml-list <caml-list@inria.fr>
Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Why should I use .mli files?
Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 14:23:41 +0400 (MSK) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.2.00.1210301422370.1526@linmac> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <508F3A74.4040106@riken.jp>
On Tue, 30 Oct 2012, Francois Berenger wrote:
> On 10/30/2012 10:15 AM, malc wrote:
> > On Tue, 30 Oct 2012, Francois Berenger wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
[..snip..]
> > Say you have a 1MLOC .ml(a) that uses something from 100LOC one(b), if you
> > do not use .mli then every time (b) is touched not only (a) but also (b)
> > must be recompiled, in .mli case however (a) will be rebuilt only when
> > the public interface changes. So .mli is a good way to keep separate
> > compilation useful. However this (in general) only applies to the bytecode
> > compiler (ocamlopt uses .cmx files for inlining,
>
> What about the .cmi files?
I don't understand the question.
>
> > making it necessary
> > to play build system games if one cares more about compile rather than
> > run time).
>
> I care about both compilation time and run-time, as I am an impatient
> and demanding user.
>
Then use .mli files.
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Thread overview: 61+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-10-30 0:43 Francois Berenger
2012-10-30 1:04 ` Peter Groves
2012-10-30 2:21 ` Francois Berenger
2012-10-30 1:15 ` malc
2012-10-30 2:24 ` Francois Berenger
2012-10-30 10:23 ` malc [this message]
2012-10-30 1:19 ` Daniel Bünzli
2012-10-30 2:36 ` Francois Berenger
2012-10-30 3:26 ` Anthony Tavener
2012-10-30 12:28 ` Daniel Bünzli
2012-10-31 0:53 ` Francois Berenger
2012-10-30 2:21 ` gallais @ ensl.org
2012-10-30 6:12 ` Anton Lavrik
2012-10-30 9:18 ` Francois Berenger
2012-10-30 10:01 ` Malcolm Matalka
2012-10-30 11:03 ` Richard W.M. Jones
2012-10-30 11:41 ` [Caml-list] " Hongbo Zhang
2012-10-30 13:31 ` Romain Bardou
2012-10-31 1:03 ` Francois Berenger
2012-10-31 1:44 ` Daniel Bünzli
2012-10-31 9:51 ` Oliver Bandel
2012-10-30 14:32 ` [Caml-list] " Oliver Bandel
2012-10-30 14:45 ` Anton Lavrik
2012-10-30 14:49 ` Oliver Bandel
2012-10-30 14:51 ` Didier Cassirame
2012-10-30 14:47 ` Romain Bardou
2012-10-30 16:06 ` Edgar Friendly
2012-10-30 16:21 ` Romain Bardou
2012-10-30 16:46 ` Edgar Friendly
2012-10-30 21:25 ` Gabriel Scherer
2012-10-30 22:18 ` Oliver Bandel
2012-10-31 9:25 ` Gabriel Scherer
2012-10-31 9:59 ` Daniel Bünzli
2012-10-31 13:22 ` Edgar Friendly
2012-10-31 13:38 ` Daniel Bünzli
2012-10-31 13:55 ` Edgar Friendly
2012-10-31 13:43 ` Gabriel Scherer
2012-11-01 0:38 ` Francois Berenger
2012-11-01 0:42 ` Edgar Friendly
2012-11-01 0:52 ` Francois Berenger
2012-11-01 2:06 ` Edgar Friendly
2012-11-01 2:37 ` Francois Berenger
2012-11-01 2:44 ` Jacques Garrigue
2012-11-01 7:45 ` Andreas Rossberg
2012-10-31 10:20 ` Alain Frisch
2012-10-31 13:50 ` Edgar Friendly
2012-10-31 15:12 ` Gabriel Scherer
2012-10-31 16:48 ` Edgar Friendly
2012-10-31 17:15 ` Gabriel Scherer
2012-10-31 19:05 ` Tiphaine Turpin
2012-10-30 7:43 ` Mike Lin
2012-10-30 15:52 ` Didier Cassirame
2012-10-30 15:56 ` Romain Bardou
2012-10-30 16:14 ` Didier Cassirame
2012-10-31 21:30 ` Oliver Bandel
2012-11-01 15:26 ` Didier Cassirame
2012-10-31 15:32 ` Alain Frisch
2012-10-31 17:32 ` Tiphaine Turpin
2012-10-31 21:40 ` Oliver Bandel
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2012-10-31 14:32 ` Radu Grigore
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2012-11-01 11:38 ` Radu Grigore
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