Bug#111051: Ocamlfind produce unusable top levels

[cgi...@gruposbd.com]

Package: ocaml-findlib
Version: 0.5.1-4

This bug is showed with pxp 1.1-1 but can be reproduced with
any findlib package (netstring, xstr, ...). I'm using Ocaml 3.01-6.1.
My debian is an up-to-date woody, glibc 2.2.4-5 with a custom
kernel 2.4.5.
Basically, I can create a new top level with ocamlfind but
I can't open and use any module defined in the packages
as in this transcript :

cgillot@node89:~$ ocamlfind ocamlmktop -custom -package pxp -linkpkg -o ocamlpxp
cgillot@node89:~$ ./ocamlpxp
Unbound value Neturl.print_url.
Unbound value Netbuffer.print_buffer.
Unbound value Netstream.print_stream.
Unbound value Cgi.print_argument.
Objective Caml version 3.01

# open Pxp_yacc;;
Unbound module Pxp_yacc
#

I don't really know what's happening since I'm just learning
ocaml. Nevertheless, there's no problem to compile a program
by using ocamlfind ocamlc...

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[Stefano Zacchiroli]

On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 12:28:55PM +0200, cgi...@gruposbd.com wrote:
> cgillot@node89:~$ ocamlfind ocamlmktop -custom -package pxp -linkpkg -o ocamlpxp
> cgillot@node89:~$ ./ocamlpxp
> Unbound value Neturl.print_url.
> Unbound value Netbuffer.print_buffer.
> Unbound value Netstream.print_stream.
> Unbound value Cgi.print_argument.
> Objective Caml version 3.01
>
> # open Pxp_yacc;;
> Unbound module Pxp_yacc
> #

I'm currently try to solve the problem, also asking Gerd about it.

In the mean time you can use a toplevel loop working with pxp adding to
it the findlib package, look at this:

zack@kitiara:/tmp$ ocamlfind ocamlmktop -o pxpocaml \
> -package pxp,findlib -linkpkg -custom
zack@kitiara:/tmp$ ./pxpocaml

Unbound value Neturl.print_url.
Unbound value Netbuffer.print_buffer.
Unbound value Netstream.print_stream.
Unbound value Cgi.print_argument.

Objective Caml version 3.02

# #require "pxp";;
# Pxp_yacc.default_extension;;
- : 'a Pxp_document.node Pxp_document.extension as 'a = <obj>
# open Pxp_yacc;;
# default_extension;;
- : 'a Pxp_document.node Pxp_document.extension as 'a = <obj>
#

Anyway, I hope to solve the problem in few days, keep waiting.

Tnx for the bug report

Cheers.

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[Stefano Zacchiroli]

The ocamlfind bug regarding ocamlmktop option was by Gerd (the
upstream author) in findlib release 0.5.4.
I've already build the new package that is currently in incomind
(http://incoming.debian.org).

zack@kitiara:~$ ocamlfind ocamlmktop -o pxpocaml -package pxp \
> -linkpkg -custom
zack@kitiara:~$ ./pxpocaml
Objective Caml version 3.02

# open Pxp_yacc;;

# Pxp_yacc.default_extension;;
- : 'a Pxp_document.node Pxp_document.extension as 'a = <obj>

# default_extension;;
- : 'a Pxp_document.node Pxp_document.extension as 'a = <obj>
#

Tnx again for the report and enjoy with the new ocaml-findlib package.