Simplify "ocaml setup.ml -configure" ouput

[gildor478]

This feature request has been migrated from artifact #1005 on forge.ocamlcore.org. It was assigned to user102.

user315 posted on 2011-06-29 17:11:07:

When configuring a library, some path informations aren't always useful. For example:

Install architecture-independent files dir: .................. /usr/local Install architecture-dependent files in dir: ................. $prefix User executables: ............................................ $prefix/bin

Not printing those paths -- when they are unused by the installation process -- may simplify the configuration process : by checking the output of "ocaml setup.ml -configure", a user know if he have to tune those paths to its custom installation.

user102 replied on 2011-06-29 17:23:43:

Why not, but it requires quite a bit of work, because you'll have to understand where thos path are used...

I guess, you want that:

• if an executable section is present -> show User executable + its deps (e.g. if it contains $prefix, show Install architecture-independent files dir)
• if a data file is present (in exec or lib) -> show its location + depends
• if a document is present -> show its location + depends

I guess, the same should stands for other variables that are used or not (e.g. architecture, compiler flags).

Please tell me more about how to filter all this.