Bug#599552: bitstring: META file for bitstring is wrong. Syntax extension fails in toplevel.

[Guillaume Yziquel <guillaume.yziquel@citycable.ch>]

Package: libbitstring-ocaml-dev
Version: 2.0.2-1+3.12.0+1
Severity: normal
File: bitstring


The META file for bitstring is wrong. The syntax extension cannot be
used in the toplevel.

package "syntax" (
  version = "2.0.2"
  description = "Syntax extension: bitstring operators"
  archive(syntax,preprocessor) = "unix.cma bitstring.cma bitstring_persistent.cma pa_bitstring.cmo"
  archive(syntax,toploop) = "unix.cma bitstring.cma bitstring_persistent.cma pa_bitstring.cmo"
  preprocessor = "camlp4of"
)

should probably be replaced by

package "syntax" (
  version = "2.0.2"
  description = "Syntax extension: bitstring operators"
  require = "bitstring.persistent"
  archive(syntax,preprocessor) = "pa_bitstring.cmo"
  archive(syntax,toploop) = "pa_bitstring.cmo"
  preprocessor = "camlp4of"
)

Here are the toplevel sessions. The first on fails. The second one works.

yziquel@seldon:~$ ocaml
        Objective Caml version 3.12.0

# #use "topfind";;
- : unit = ()
Findlib has been successfully loaded. Additional directives:
  #require "package";;      to load a package
  #list;;                   to list the available packages
  #camlp4o;;                to load camlp4 (standard syntax)
  #camlp4r;;                to load camlp4 (revised syntax)
  #predicates "p,q,...";;   to set these predicates
  Topfind.reset();;         to force that packages will be reloaded
  #thread;;                 to enable threads

- : unit = ()
# #camlp4o;;       
/usr/lib/ocaml/dynlink.cma: loaded
/usr/lib/ocaml/camlp4: added to search path
/usr/lib/ocaml/camlp4/camlp4o.cma: loaded
	Camlp4 Parsing version 3.12.0

# #require "bitstring.syntax";;
/usr/lib/ocaml/bitstring: added to search path
/usr/lib/ocaml/bitstring/unix.cma: loaded
Cannot find file /usr/lib/ocaml/bitstring/unix.cma.
# #require "bitstring.syntax";;ing.cma: loaded
Error: Reference to undefined global `Unix'
# 
yziquel@seldon:~$ ocaml
        Objective Caml version 3.12.0

# #use "topfind";;
- : unit = ()
Findlib has been successfully loaded. Additional directives:
  #require "package";;      to load a package
  #list;;                   to list the available packages
  #camlp4o;;                to load camlp4 (standard syntax)
  #camlp4r;;                to load camlp4 (revised syntax)
  #predicates "p,q,...";;   to set these predicates
  Topfind.reset();;         to force that packages will be reloaded
  #thread;;                 to enable threads

- : unit = ()
# #require "unix";;
/usr/lib/ocaml/unix.cma: loaded
# #require "bitstring";;
/usr/lib/ocaml/bitstring: added to search path
/usr/lib/ocaml/bitstring/bitstring.cma: loaded
# #camlp4o;;
/usr/lib/ocaml/dynlink.cma: loaded
/usr/lib/ocaml/camlp4: added to search path
/usr/lib/ocaml/camlp4/camlp4o.cma: loaded
	Camlp4 Parsing version 3.12.0

# #require "bitstring.syntax";;
/usr/lib/ocaml/bitstring/unix.cma: loaded
Cannot find file /usr/lib/ocaml/bitstring/unix.cma.
/usr/lib/ocaml/bitstring/bitstring.cma: loaded
/usr/lib/ocaml/bitstring/bitstring_persistent.cma: loaded
/usr/lib/ocaml/bitstring/pa_bitstring.cmo: loaded
# 



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Versions of packages libbitstring-ocaml-dev depends on:
ii  camlp4 [camlp4-3.12.0]  3.12.0-1~38      Pre Processor Pretty Printer for O
ii  libbitstring-ocaml [lib 2.0.2-1+3.12.0+1 Erlang-style bitstrings for OCaml
ii  ocaml-nox [ocaml-nox-3. 3.12.0-1~38      ML implementation with a class-bas

libbitstring-ocaml-dev recommends no packages.

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