[Caml-list] Problem using modules like "Str", "Graphics" under Windows

[Caml-list] Problem using modules like "Str", "Graphics" under Windows

[Henning Sudbrock]

Hello,

I am trying to use the module "Str" with ocaml 3.07+2. 

My problem is that when I enter a command like "Str.split;;" in the
ocaml-toplevel, I get the answer "Reference to undefined global 'Str' ".
Also when I try to open the module via "open Str;;" first, I get the
same answer when typing "split;;" afterwards.

I would be thankful for any help with this problem.

With kind regards, Henning Sudbrock

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Re: [Caml-list] Problem using modules like "Str", "Graphics" under Windows

[Richard Jones]

On Sat, May 08, 2004 at 04:53:12PM +0200, Henning Sudbrock wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to use the module "Str" with ocaml 3.07+2. 
> 
> My problem is that when I enter a command like "Str.split;;" in the
> ocaml-toplevel, I get the answer "Reference to undefined global 'Str' ".
> Also when I try to open the module via "open Str;;" first, I get the
> same answer when typing "split;;" afterwards.

Parts of the "standard library" aren't actually included in stdlib.cma,
which is the standard library file which every OCaml program opens
by default.  These include:

* unix
* str
* dynlink
* graphics

For these specific modules, you have to actually load the library by
hand (or link to it explicitly, if you're compiling an executable).
In your case you should do:

        Objective Caml version 3.07+2

# #load "str.cma";;
# Str.split;;
- : Str.regexp -> string -> string list = <fun>

(NB. the #load command).

OK, so second question is why does 'open Str' succeed, even though
OCaml won't be able to find that module if it wasn't loaded?  This is
trickier to answer, but basically what happens is that 'open Str'
looks at and loads the interface definition file ('str.cmi' in this
case).  But it doesn't check that the module has actually been loaded.

BTW, there is an ocaml-beginners list on Yahoo Groups for these sorts
of questions.

Rich.

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Re: [Caml-list] Problem using modules like "Str", "Graphics" under Windows

[Sylvain LE GALL]

On Sat, May 08, 2004 at 04:53:12PM +0200, Henning Sudbrock wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am trying to use the module "Str" with ocaml 3.07+2. 
> 
> My problem is that when I enter a command like "Str.split;;" in the
> ocaml-toplevel, I get the answer "Reference to undefined global 'Str' ".
> Also when I try to open the module via "open Str;;" first, I get the
> same answer when typing "split;;" afterwards.
> 
> I would be thankful for any help with this problem.
> 
> With kind regards, Henning Sudbrock
> 

Hello,

What about : 

For interactive use of the str library, do:

ocamlmktop -o mytop str.cma
./mytop

or (if dynamic linking of C libraries is supported on
your platform), start ocaml and type #load "str.cma";;.

Kind regard
Sylvain Le Gall

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