janestreet / janestreet/ppx_optcomp
A way to define variables on command line
- Dominant language
- OCaml
- Stars
- 66
- Forks
- 19
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Hello,
It would be nice that ppx-optcomp accept some `-D var` option to define a variable on command line, allowing, for example, to use such a flag to compile in {test|debug|...} mode or not. This would allow to use
````ocaml
#ifdef testmode
...
#endif
````
without having to `#define testmode` or not in each file.
Contributor guide
Research direction
The issue names no files or tests. Start at the ppx-optcomp command-line entry point and inspect how #define and #ifdef variables are currently handled. Done means a -D var option defines a variable for conditional compilation, allowing the shown testmode example without editing each source file.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- ocaml
- Domain
- build-system, cli
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100