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diff --git a/lang/ocaml/pkg-descr b/lang/ocaml/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 0000000..df076b1 --- /dev/null +++ b/lang/ocaml/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +Objective Caml is an implementation of the ML language, based on +the Caml Light dialect extended with a complete class-based object system +and a powerful module system in the style of Standard ML. + +Objective Caml comprises two compilers. One generates bytecode +which is then interpreted by a C program. This compiler runs quickly, +generates compact code with moderate memory requirements, and is +portable to essentially any 32 or 64 bit Unix platform. Performance of +generated programs is quite good for a bytecoded implementation: +almost twice as fast as Caml Light 0.7. This compiler can be used +either as a standalone, batch-oriented compiler that produces +standalone programs, or as an interactive, toplevel-based system. + +The other compiler generates high-performance native code for a number +of processors. Compilation takes longer and generates bigger code, but +the generated programs deliver excellent performance (better than +Standard ML of New Jersey 1.08 on our tests), while retaining the +moderate memory requirements of the bytecode compiler. The native-code +compiler currently runs on the following platforms: |
