NAME¶
ocaml.m4 - Autoconf macros for OCaml
SUMMARY¶
AC_PROG_OCAML
AC_PROG_FINDLIB
AC_PROG_OCAMLLEX
AC_PROG_OCAMLYACC
AC_PROG_CAMLP4
AC_CHECK_OCAML_PKG([name])
AC_CHECK_OCAML_MODULE(VARIABLE,NAME,MODULE,INCLUDE-PATHS)
AC_CHECK_OCAML_WORD_SIZE
DESCRIPTION¶
ocaml.m4 is a file containing standard, useful autoconf macros for
detecting the OCaml, findlib, OCaml packages, and so on in your
autoconf-generated ./configure scripts.
To begin using these macros, you will need to copy the "ocaml.m4" file
(usually located at "/usr/share/aclocal/ocaml.m4") to the autoconf
macros directory in your project. Normally this is the "m4/"
directory in your project, but the directory can be changed using the
"AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR(DIR)" directive. If you have just created the
"m4/" directory, then you may also need to do:
aclocal -I m4
You can then add any of the macros described below to your
"configure.ac" (or "configure.in"). Almost every OCaml
project should use "AC_PROG_OCAML" first and probably
"AC_PROG_FINDLIB" right after it.
This manual page does not describe how to use autoconf. For that you should read
the detailed autoconf info file ("info autoconf").
AC_PROG_OCAML¶
This macro detects which tools of the usual OCaml toolchain are available. It
defines and substitutes the following variables:
OCAMLC set to the name of the bytecode compiler
(eg. "ocamlc" or "ocamlc.opt"), or "no" if
no OCaml installation was found
OCAMLOPT the name of the native-code compiler, eg. "ocamlopt",
"ocamlopt.opt" or "no"
OCAMLBEST "byte" (if only the bytecode compiler is available)
or "opt" (if both bytecode and native code compilers
are available)
OCAMLDEP the name of the dependency resolver, eg. "ocamldep"
OCAMLMKTOP the name of ocamlmktop
OCAMLMKLIB the name of ocamlmklib
OCAMLDOC the name of ocamldoc
OCAMLBUILD the name of ocamlbuild
OCAMLLIB the OCaml library path (eg. C</usr/lib/ocaml/>)
OCAMLVERSION the compiler version (eg. C<3.11.0>)
Detecting if OCaml is installed¶
Unlike old versions of these macros, "AC_PROG_OCAML" does
not
exit if no OCaml installation is detected. Therefore if you want to detect if
OCaml is installed you have to do something like this:
AC_PROG_OCAML
if test "$OCAMLC" = "no"; then
AC_MSG_ERROR([You must install the OCaml compiler])
fi
This behaviour and usage pattern are consistent with other macros of the
"AC_PROG_*") family.
Cross-compiling¶
If the configure script is invoked for cross-compiling then
"AC_PROG_OCAML" will detect the cross-compiler versions of the OCaml
compiler, eg. "OCAMLC=i686-pc-mingw32-ocamlc" etc. This happens
automatically, and for most purposes you don't need to worry about it.
AC_PROG_FINDLIB¶
This macro checks for the presence of the ocamlfind program (part of findlib).
It defines and substitutes "OCAMLFIND" to the name of the ocamlfind
program, or "no" if not found.
Note that this macro does not fail if ocamlfind is not found. If you want to
force the user to install findlib, you should do:
AC_PROG_FINDLIB
if test "$OCAMLFIND" = "no"; then
AC_MSG_ERROR([You must install OCaml findlib (the ocamlfind command)])
fi
See also "AC_CHECK_OCAML_PKG".
AC_PROG_OCAMLLEX¶
This checks for the ocamllex program and sets "OCAMLLEX" to the name
of the program (eg. "ocamllex" or "ocamllex.opt"), or
"no" if not found.
AC_PROG_OCAMLYACC¶
This checks for the ocamlyacc program and sets "OCAMLYACC" to the name
of the program, or "no" if not found.
AC_PROG_CAMLP4¶
This checks for camlp4, and checks that the version matches the compiler version
found previously. It sets "CAMLP4" to the name of the basic camlp4
program, or "no" if not found.
The macro also checks for other tools of the camlp4 suite like camlp4o,
camlp4orf, etc. For each of them, a fully capitalized variable is set to the
tool name (or "no" if not found); all variable are substituted for
when filling .in files. The full list of tools and respective variable names
is as follows:
camlp4 CAMLP4
camlp4boot CAMLP4BOOT
camlp4o CAMLP4O
camlp4of CAMLP4OF
camlp4oof CAMLP4OOF
camlp4orf CAMLP4ORF
camlp4prof CAMLP4PROF
camlp4r CAMLP4R
camlp4rf CAMLP4RF
AC_CHECK_OCAML_PKG¶
This is the main macro that can be used to detect the presence of OCaml findlib
packages. This macro uses ocamlfind to look up findlib packages (and thus
requires that findlib itself has been installed, and that the package has been
properly packaged with a META file etc.) If you want to find an OCaml findlib
package which hasn't been installed with findlib then you should try using
"AC_CHECK_OCAML_MODULE" instead.
AC_CHECK_OCAML_PKG([name])
checks for an OCaml findlib package with the given name. If found, it defines
and substitutes the variable "OCAML_PKG_name" where the
"name" part is substituted for the package name by replacing all
dashes with underscores.
For example,
AC_CHECK_OCAML_PKG([xml-light])
will set "OCAML_PKG_xml_light" to either "xml-light" or
"no".
To have the configure script fail if a package is not installed, do:
AC_CHECK_OCAML_PKG([foo])
if test "$OCAML_PKG_foo" = "no"; then
AC_MSG_ERROR([Please install OCaml findlib module 'foo'.])
fi
In your Makefile.in, use the substitution variable in conjunction with
ocamlfind, eg:
.ml.cmo:
$(OCAMLFIND) ocamlc -package @OCAML_PKG_foo@ -c $< -o $@
Note that also in the substitution variable dashes are replaced with
underscores.
Checking for alternative findlib package names¶
In the (unlikely) case where the same library corresponds to different findlib
package names on different systems, you can improve portability by checking
for the alternative names passing a second argument to
"AC_CHECK_OCAML_PKG":
AC_CHECK_OCAML_PKG(PKGNAME,ALTERNATIVE-NAMES)
The behaviour is the same as before if "PKGNAME" is found. Otherwise
all names in "ALTERNATIVE-NAMES" are tested in turn as findlib
package names. If one is found, it is set as the value set by the macro and
substituted in .in files; otherwise "no" is set.
Note that the variable name is determined by "PKGNAME", while the
value depends on the actual alternative name found.
For example, to detect the camlzip findlib package, either called
"zip" or "camlzip", and to store the found value in the
"OCAML_PKG_zip" variable you can do in your configure.ac:
AC_CHECK_OCAML_PKG(zip,camlzip)
and have a portable Makefile.in build line such as:
.ml.cmo:
$(OCAMLFIND) ocamlc -package @OCAML_PKG_zip@ -c $< -o $@
AC_CHECK_OCAML_MODULE(VARIABLE,NAME,MODULE,INCLUDE-PATHS)¶
"AC_CHECK_OCAML_MODULE" is the hairier alternative to
"AC_CHECK_OCAML_PKG". You should always use
"AC_CHECK_OCAML_PKG" and ocamlfind/findlib if possible.
The parameters are:
- VARIABLE
- This is the environment variable that is set. It will either be set to the
include path, or to "no" if the module was not found.
- NAME
- This is the name of the module we are looking for. This parameter is just
used for printing messages, and does not affect how the module is
found.
- MODULE
- This should be an OCaml module name, representing the module name being
looked up. You can put sub-modules here, eg.
"CalendarLib.Date"
- INCLUDE-PATHS
- This is the default list of include directories to search, eg.
"+calendar"
For example, the following code will check for the OCaml Calendar module, and
will distinguish between version 1 and version 2 of this module (which have
incompatible APIs).
AC_CHECK_OCAML_PKG(calendar)
AC_CHECK_OCAML_MODULE(is_calendar2,calendar,[CalendarLib.Date],[+calendar])
After the above code has run, variables "OCAML_PKG_calendar" and
"is_calendar2" will be set as follows:
OCAML_PKG_calendar is_calendar2 Result
yes +calendar Calendar v2 is installed
yes no Calendar v1 is installed
no no No Calendar module installed
AC_CHECK_OCAML_WORD_SIZE¶
This checks the word size of the OCaml compiler, and sets
"OCAML_WORD_SIZE" to either 32 or 64.
SEE ALSO¶
autoconf(1), <
http://ocaml-autoconf.forge.ocamlcore.org>,
<
http://caml.inria.fr/>
FILES¶
- •
- /usr/share/aclocal/ocaml.m4
AUTHORS¶
Various people have contributed to these macros over many years:
- •
- Olivier Andrieu
- •
- Jean-Christophe Filliatre
- •
- Richard W.M. Jones
- •
- Georges Mariano
- •
- Jim Meyering
- •
- Stefano Zacchiroli
LICENSE¶
Copyright X 2009 Richard W.M. Jones
Copyright X 2009 Stefano Zacchiroli
Copyright X 2000-2005 Olivier Andrieu
Copyright X 2000-2005 Jean-Christophe Filliatre
Copyright X 2000-2005 Georges Mariano
All rights reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this
list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
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and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
* The names of the contributors may not be used to endorse or promote
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REPORTING BUGS¶
Please report bugs to the authors at the project page:
<
http://forge.ocamlcore.org/projects/ocaml-autoconf/>, using the forge
bug tracker <
http://forge.ocamlcore.org/tracker/?group_id=69>.