Hey all, I’m looking to get to know the ocaml compiler a bit better and I was wondering if there’s any documentation about it at a high level? I’m imagining something like Rust’s guide to rustc . Thanks!

ocaml/ocaml/blob/trunk/HACKING.adoc = Hacking the compiler :camel: This document is a work-in-progress attempt to provide useful information for people willing to inspect or modify the compiler distribution's codebase. Feel free to improve it by sending change proposals for it. If you alre…

Documentation about the ocaml compiler?

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ocamlverse also has a page on the compiler, though it’s mostly incomplete.

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