build error with ocaml-core on mac os x

[ben mailist]

hi

I successfully installed all the primary dependencies mentioned in INSTALL. Same goes for the secondary dependencies like type-conv on which some o the primary ones depend on.

My setup:

- core-107.01

- mac os x 10.6.8

- ocaml  3-12.1

Error message:

$ cd core-1.7.01

$ ocaml setup.ml -configure

$ ocaml setup.ml -build

[....]

ocamlfind: Package `type-conv.syntax' not found - required by `sexplib.syntax' Command exited with code 2. E: Command '/homes/ben/local/bin/ocamlbuild lib/libcore.a lib/dllcore.so lib/core.cma lib/core.cmxa lib/core.a lib_test/test_runner.byte -tag debug' terminated with error code 10

[....]

Obviously there is a problem with type-conv.syntax not beeing installed:

$ ocamlfind list | grep sexp

sexplib (version: 6.1.1)

sexplib.syntax (version: 6.1.1)

sexplib.top (version: 6.1.1)

$ ocamlfind list | grep conv

type-conv (version: 2.3.0)

But is this really the problem on type-conv? Sexplib built without any errors in this regard.

thanks 

ben

[Stéphane Glondu]

On 12/02/2011 12:03 PM, ben mailist wrote:
> Obviously there is a problem with type-conv.syntax not beeing installed:
> $ ocamlfind list | grep sexp
> sexplib (version: 6.1.1)
> sexplib.syntax (version: 6.1.1)
> sexplib.top (version: 6.1.1)
>
> $ ocamlfind list | grep conv
> type-conv (version: 2.3.0)

Try upgrading sexplib and type-conv. I don't know exactly what are the
minimal requirements, but it should compile at least with sexplib 7.0.4
and type-conv 3.0.4).

Cheers,

--
Stéphane

[ben mailist]

wow that was quick, thank you.

Right after my post I did what are you suggesting now. I've reinstalled sexplib, since the problem stemmed from an outdated directive in the META file of sexplib.

After installing the latest sexplib package, ocaml-core built without any problems.