Re: Transition to OCaml 3.11.1... - and to /usr/lib/ocaml

[Stéphane Glondu <steph@glondu.net>]

Stefano Zacchiroli a écrit :
>>> However, I'd like to propose an extra item to take care of during this
>>> transition. Namely: moving our standard library to /usr/lib/ocaml/.
>> I see no objection.
> 
> Indeed, we can consider it approved then.
> I believe the changes needed are just in ocaml and really simple to
> apply.

Indeed. It's done.

> [...] My observation was mainly that we checked,
> in the recent past, which packages where using something hard coded
> and we fixed most of them; this migration will be the final proof that
> no other hard coded paths are there.

Sure. While performing my own tests, I've already spotted some mistakes.
But there are not many of them, and I am confident most of the binNMUs
will succeed.

> The good practice of using @OCamlStdLibDir@ will not be strictly
> _needed_ after this change, but will be good nevertheless, in case of
> future (currently un-foreseeable) changes. So, if you are saying
> «let's start using /usr/lib/ocaml/ hard-coded», I'm against.

OK.

>> This can be done independently. I'd rather not wait Debcamp to make this
>> transition (we might have other errands to run by then).
> 
> ACK.

I will ask the release team, then.


Cheers,

-- 
Stéphane