Salut!
Simon Tournier <zimon.touto...@gmail.com> writes: >> I think it's time to start an `ocaml-team` (or `ocaml-updates`) branch >> to collect some bigger updates and changes to the OCaml packages in >> Guix. > > I think that’s a great idea. :-) Any progress on this? > There is #64249 (https://issues.guix.gnu.org/64249) to which I just submitted a v6. >> * Remove most ocaml4.07-* and ocaml4.09 packages >> - We only want to keep the compiler around for bootstrapping purposes. > > Currently camlboot is used by ocaml-4.07-boot used by ocaml-4.07. But > then version 4.09 and later and not bootstrapped; well they use the > upstream bootstrap (which is boot/ocamlc and friends IIRC). > > Well, independently of this upgrade plan, the OCaml bootstrap could be > the chain 4.07 -> 4.09 -> … and I do not know if 4.09 would be enough > for 4.14. And if 4.14 would also be enough for 5. I don't know either and I don't think I will have time to look into this soonish. I think placing the 4.07 and 4.09 compiler in (gnu packages ocaml-boot), even if unused, seems reasonable. We should add some nice comments/breadcrumbs for whoever looks into completing the chain in the future. > That’s said, aside this bootstrapping consideration, I am in favor to > remove 4.07 and 4.09 OCaml packages. Ack > Do we create the branch ocaml-team for doing this plan? Just asked a similar question in the cover for the v6 to #64249. Basically I don't know how fast I/we will be able to look into the other items in this list. Maybe it makes sense to just merge in to master instead of having a too long-lived ocaml-team branch? Or set a pre-defined time-to-live for the branch? What's the current modus operandi for other teams? Cheers, pukkamustard
