Alternatively, you could edit _tags file the following after calling oasis
setup.

# OASIS_START
# DO NOT EDIT (digest: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e)
# OASIS_STOP
*true : use_menhir, explain*

On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 9:52 AM, Francois BERENGER <
francois.berenger@inria.fr> wrote:

> On 11/10/2016 10:49 AM, Laurent Thévenoux wrote:
> > OASIS doesn’t generate me a Makefile. Here my _oasis file (a very basic
> start):
>
> Sorry, I forgot: add this line after your License line in your _oasis file:
> Plugins: DevFiles (0.4)
>
> cf. http://oasis.forge.ocamlcore.org/MANUAL.html#plugin-devfiles-extra
>
> > —
> > OASISFormat: 0.4
> > Name:        name
> > Version:     0.1
> > Synopsis:    synopsis
> > Authors:     Laurent
> > License:     CeCILL
> >
> > Executable exe
> >   Path:       src
> >   BuildTools: ocamlbuild
> >   BuildDepends: str
> >   MainIs:     main.ml
> > —
> >
> > Then, I run oasis setup, and, ocaml setup.ml -configure, and finally,
> ocaml setup.ml -build.
> >
> > It fails during the build because ocamlyacc is called to build a menhir
> parser.
> >
> > Did I miss anything?
> >
> > —
> > Laurent
> >
> >> Le 10 nov. 2016 à 10:27, Francois BERENGER <francois.berenger@inria.fr>
> a écrit :
> >>
> >> On 11/10/2016 10:08 AM, Laurent Thévenoux wrote:
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> I’m trying to use OASIS to configure a project written in OCaml. I
> currently use a Makefile which works fine but doesn’t allow enough
> possibilities. My project uses the menhir parser but OASIS attempts to use
> ocamlyacc.
> >>>
> >>> How can I specify that I need to run ocamlbuild with -use-menhir
> instead of ocamlyacc ?
> >>
> >> Put a BUILFLAGS line as the first line of your Makefile:
> >>
> >> ---
> >> BUILDFLAGS = " -use-menhir "
> >> # OASIS_START
> >> [...]
> >> ---
> >>
> >> This part of the Makefile will be kept by oasis.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Regards,
> >> Francois.
> >> "When in doubt, use more types"
> >>
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> Francois.
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>
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