ocaml / ocaml/dune

Support make-like wildcard patterns

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Description

These have been requested in 2 contexts already (#53, #295). One of the Coq devs also stated that this would be a desirable feature.

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Research direction

Start by reading the related requests in issues #53 and #295, then determine what “make-like wildcard patterns” should mean for Dune. The issue does not name an implementation entry point or tests; work is done when the feature’s expected matching behavior is defined, implemented, and covered by tests.

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Assessment

Tech stack
ocaml
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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