how do i configure/install jocaml on windows

Question

The only instructions I could find are here: http://eigenclass.org/hiki/fast-widefinder and on the old jocaml site.

When I try to configure using ./configure, it says jocaml and companion ocaml versions are mismatched. I tried using jocaml 3.11.0 and ocaml 3.11.0. How to go forward?

I have read in the mailing lists that support for windows is untested. Does it mean that I cannot use jocaml on windows?

Thanks in Advance.

Answer 1

Those instructions should still be ok, but you should get the latest JoCaml sources. The JoCaml website hasn't updated its pointers yet. You should checkout using:

 svn checkout http://caml.inria.fr/svn/ocaml/branches/jocamltrunk

(as per Ocaml's subversion instructions)

Otherwise, apparently, your JoCaml & Ocaml versions should work together. If you still encounter problems, you should ask the JoCaml mailing list.

Answer 2

README says that companion ocaml is optional, so that shouldn't be the problem.

The real problem, as far as I tried, is that the Makefile's for windows (msvc) are not in sync with jocaml changes. So one needs to explore diffs and update Makefiles manually. I think it is quite possible with some effort.