How to compile the examples in ocaml-core/base/async/examples ?

[Malcolm Matalka]

I don't know if it's still available, but the ocaml-tutorial repo from
CUFP has been handy for some things, especially sexp and binio.

What is the easiest way to contribute docs to core?  The bitbucket wiki?

/M

Dominick LoBraico <dj at lobraico.com> writes:

> The fact that has probably blocked that is the general vastness of Core. 
> There is an example file for the Command module included with Core I 
> believe (command-line parsing module). If there are specific areas that you 
> would like to see some clarity on I could write up some simple examples for 
> you/the community.
>
> On Monday, November 12, 2012 7:02:51 PM UTC-6, Francois Berenger wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for the command.
>>
>> In fact, it would be quite useful to have example programs for core too. 
>> I think I saw just one, while async has many.
>>
>> On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 5:20:43 AM UTC+9, Dominick LoBraico wrote:
>>>
>>> Francois,
>>>
>>> If you have ocamlfind install, this should work (for example):
>>>
>>> $ ocamlfind ocamlc -thread -package async -linkpkg hello.ml -o hello.exe
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thursday, November 8, 2012 7:01:50 PM UTC-6, Francois Berenger wrote:
>>>>
>>>> By the way, how do I compile them? 
>>>> It was my initial question. ;) 
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Francois Berenger 
>>>> <francois.ber... at gmail.com> wrote: 
>>>> > $ cd ~/.opam/system/build/async.108.07.01/examples 
>>>> > $ grep -ri jane.std * 
>>>> > bin_prot_test.ml:open Jane.Std 
>>>> > cat.ml:open Jane.Std 
>>>> > countdown.ml:open Jane.Std 
>>>> > finalizer.ml:open Jane.Std 
>>>> > monitors.ml:open Jane.Std 
>>>> > process.ml:open Jane.Std 
>>>> > process_stream.ml:open Jane.Std 
>>>> > server.ml:open Jane.Std 
>>>> > signals.ml:open Jane.Std 
>>>> > sigpipe.ml:open Jane.Std 
>>>> > socket.ml:open Jane.Std 
>>>> > sound.ml:open Jane.Std 
>>>> > write_forever.ml:open Jane.Std 
>>>> > 
>>>> > On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 2:02 AM, Stephen Weeks <swe... at janestreet.com> 
>>>> wrote: 
>>>> >>> Jane.Std is some internal stuff that is not exported.  We should fix 
>>>> >>> that example not to use it.  Which specific example is it? 
>>>> >> 
>>>> >> Many of the examples in base/async/examples unnecessarily refer to 
>>>> >> Jane.Std.  I pushed a fix internally to change them all to Core.Std. 
>>>>
>>>