Dune is a fast and composable build system for OCaml projects. It handles the low-level details of OCaml compilation, allowing developers to describe the structure of a project rather than manually maintain complex build rules.
The software reads project metadata from static dune files written using a simple S-expression syntax. From this information, it creates build rules, manages package installation and generates configuration files for development tools such as Merlin.
Dune supports parallel builds, repositories containing multiple packages and simultaneous builds against several configurations. Multiple Dune projects can also be combined into a single build, making the software well suited to monorepositories and the concurrent development of related packages.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Fast, low-overhead build process.
- Supports parallel builds on all platforms.
- Uses static project files with a simple S-expression syntax.
- Handles repositories containing multiple packages.
- Combines multiple projects into a single build.
- Supports simultaneous builds against several OCaml configurations.
- Offers cross-compilation through opam.
- Generates configuration files for development tools such as Merlin.
- Requires no system dependencies beyond OCaml.
Website: github.com/ocaml/dune
Support:
Developer: Dune team
License: MIT License
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