ocaml / ocaml/dune

Building Private Libraries/Executables with Lock Directory

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Description

Private libraries and executables are those that do not belong to any particular package. However, they still need to be built and may depend on public packages. There should be a way to specify which packages are necessary to build such libraries and executables.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by tracing how Dune handles lock directories and private libraries or executables, then identify where dependencies for targets outside a package are specified. The work is done when private targets can declare the public packages needed to build them and the lock-directory workflow resolves those dependencies.

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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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