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A better build system for OCaml
A “build system” is one of the most important tools in a developer’stoolbox. Roughly, it figures out how to create runnable programs froma bunch of different...
Jbuilder understood the jbuild files that Jenga used for build configuration and simply executed all required compilation commands in a topological order. So, in collaboration with OCaml Labs(and today, Tarides), we started working on making Jbuilder into more of a real build system, adding more of the features that would be required for it to be a useful tool for the broader open-source world. We’re keen not to end up with two build systems again—a Jane Street fork of Dune and the external Dune—so we’re putting a lot of thought and energy into upstreaming our changes where we can.
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