Support for compiling and linking non-C objects (such as Fortran)
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Description
Hi,
I have some F90 code in my project that I'd like to be built and linked with the rest. Is there a way of doing this with Dune? If there is it's not obvious, neither from the documentation nor from a quick glance at the code :) Of course for C it's easy.
For reference with Oasis & Ocamlbuild I use an .f90-to-.o rule in myocamlbuild.ml and then I cheat by telling Oasis that it's C code (i.e. I say CSources: foo.c when in reality the file is foo.f90).
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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 Dune's documentation and build/linking behavior for the F90 code described here, then compare the existing .f90-to-.o rule in myocamlbuild.ml and the Oasis/Ocamlbuild workaround. Done means Dune can compile and link non-C objects such as Fortran files with OCaml projects, with the supported configuration documented.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- fortran, ocaml
- Domain
- build-system
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100