[Caml-list] How to avoid compiling some code (like #ifdef in C)

[David MENTRE <dmentre@linux-france.org>]

Hello,

In my OCaml program, I want to make the _compilation_ (and not simply
execution) of some part of the code optional (some internal auto-tests
for example), depending on some configuration option.

In C, I would use an #ifdef for this.

I'm thinking of using the following approach:
--begin--
open Printf

let compile_code = false

let a () = printf "toto\n"

let _ = if compile_code then let t = 1 in a ()
--end--

In above code, if compile_code is true, then the auto-test is executed,
otherwise not. But if compile_code is false, is the code corresponding
to 'let t = 1 in a ()' generated?

I'm using ocamlopt for compiling my code. Judging from generated
assembly file, it seems to me that if compile_code is false, the code
corresponding to the then part is not generated. Can anybody confirm
this?

Does anybody see a better approach to do such a thing?

Thanks in advance,
Yours,
david
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