External Lock Directories
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Description
Currently, dune does not support lock directories that exist outside the workspace.
See https://github.com/ocaml/dune/pull/10045 for a demonstration
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing PR #10045, which demonstrates the missing external lock-directory support, then trace Dune's lock-directory handling. Done means Dune supports lock directories outside the workspace, with coverage for the behavior demonstrated by that pull request.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- ocaml
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100