Re: Script to create a "restart" directive in toplevel

On 06.09.2015 11:26, [email protected] [ocaml_beginners] wrote:
> When I build projects with ocaml I use the toplevel a lot,
> and it would make my life much easier if I had a way to compile
> the following sequence of commands in a unique
> unit->unit function (say ):
>
> #quit;; (* leave current toplevel *)
> make (* recompile *)
> ./ocaml (* enter newly compiled toplevel *)
>
>
> I have incomplete ideas about how to achieve this. For the
> middle command I obviously can use Sys.command "make";;,
> and I think I must somehow change the order of the commands
> (the old toplevel executable must somehow "leave a message"
> indicating to launch the new toplevel before self-destructing).
>
> Any help appreciated.
I would do the compile and test cycle at the shell level.

Proof of concept:

# if you terminate the toplevel with Ctrl+d, it will be restarted, Ctrl+c stops the loop:
while true; do echo '---bouncer! will have to add make -----' && rlwrap ocaml; done

Hope this helps.

/Str.