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Re: ocaml on mips



On Sat, Mar 04, 2006 at 11:24:28PM +0000, Martin Michlmayr wrote:
> I'm currently building the archive on mips.  One package failed
> because ocaml-native-compilers is not available on mips.  I remember
> there were problems with ocaml on mips/mipsel in the past.  If anyone
> is interested in debugging these problems, I can give them access to a
> fast mips machine (quad-core CPU, 2 GB RAM).

Hi tbm,
  many thanks for your offer!

ocaml-native-compilers is not available on mips simply because ocaml
upstream did not develop a backend of the native compiler for that
architecture. IOW it is not a matter of "problems".

So, if I correctly understood your post, we debian ocamlers don't need
such an access, upstream could need it. But I really think it is not a
matter of lacking mips access to develop the backend, but rather of
lacking manpower / interest.

Cheers.

-- 
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