[ANN] MlFront - A Java-like package system for OCaml

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I’ve added a third post: https://diskuv.com/mlfront/overview-3/

In it I describe a small but useful reference build system for MlFront which can take packages like:

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├── AcmeWidgets_Std/
│   └── A.ml
└── BobBuilder_Std/
    └── B.ml

and produce standalone build scripts that can be committed to source control:

$ mlfront-boot -native -o buildscript

$ ./buildscript.sh # .\buildscript.cmd is also created

$ target/BobBuilder_Std.B
I am an A!
I am a B!

On a related note, I’ve begun to implement a small part of https://gallium.inria.fr/~scherer/namespaces/spec.pdf. It is not strictly required but Namespaces.mli will be very helpful for upgrading existing projects to MlFront-style packages without changing code. That will be for a future (not soon) post.