Re: [Caml-list] ocamlfind predicates

["Török Edwin" <edwin+ml-ocaml@etorok.net>]

On 02/11/2013 10:10 PM, Maxence Guesdon wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> It is now possible to generate dynlink loadable native code files with
> extension .cmxs. Is there already a commonly used predicate name in
> ocamlfind for these files ?
> 
> Indeed, the "byte" predicate can be used to retrieve .cma and .cmo
> files in order to link or load (with dynlink) such libraries and
> modules. The "native" predicate can be used to retrieve .cmxa and .cmx
> files to link with. But I'm not aware of a commonly used predicate name
> for .cmxs files.

plugin seems to be the predicate used by the packages that install a cmxs on my system:

$ find ~/.opam/4.00.1/lib/ -name META -exec grep -H cmxs {} \;|grep archive|grep plugin | wc -l
73
$ find ~/.opam/4.00.1/lib/ -name META -exec grep -H cmxs {} \;|grep archive|grep -v plugin | wc -l
2

Best regards,
--Edwin