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Date:      Thu, 08 Feb 2024 14:22:37 +0000
From:      bugzilla-noreply@freebsd.org
To:        ports-bugs@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   [Bug 276893] devel/ocaml-dune: dune install should be able to install stublibs in the package directory
Message-ID:  <bug-276893-7788@https.bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/>

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            Bug ID: 276893
           Summary: devel/ocaml-dune: dune install should be able to
                    install stublibs in the package directory
           Product: Ports & Packages
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Severity: Affects Many People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Individual Port(s)
          Assignee: danfe@FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: freebsd@dev.thsi.be
             Flags: maintainer-feedback?(danfe@FreeBSD.org)
          Assignee: danfe@FreeBSD.org

Created attachment 248257
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0001-devel-ocaml-dune-FreeBSD-patch-for-custom-stublibs-d.patch

Hello,

It seems that, traditionnaly, packages are more-or-less expected to install
their OCaml stublibs in a package-specific subdirectory, cf. USE_OCAML_LDCO=
NFIG
and/or USE_OCAML_FINDLIB. It has the advantage of not polluting the global
OCaml namespace (that is, unless the ld.conf is modified of course).=20

The problem is that dune, which is the "last gen" OCaml build tool that is =
used
by a growing number of OCaml projects, seems unable to support this
configuration by default. Meaning that a growing number of FreeBSD packages=
 are
likely to install their C shared-libraries into the same "stublibs"
subdirectory, which is a sub-optimal solution in my opinion.

The attached patch provide a solution to this problem by modifying dune in =
the
context of the FreeBSD ports. It also convert dune's own packaging to that
"new-old" way by defining the introduced
DUNE_FREEBSD_STUBLIBS_RELATIVE_TO_LIBDIR variable.

I've rebuilt about 86 OCaml packages with this patch, and I haven't been ab=
le
to detect any regression. I intend to propose further contribution to the O=
Caml
ports, so I'd gladly hear any feedback there would be about this proposal.

Thanks!

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