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OCaml Onboarding: Introduction to the Dune build system

Welcome to all Camleers We are back with another practical walkthrough for the newcomers of the OCaml ecosystem. We understand from the feedback we have gathered over the years that getting started with the OCaml Distribution can sometimes be perceived as challenging at first. That's why we keep it ...

29 Jul 2025

OCamlPro

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opam 2.4 release

Feedback on this post is welcomed on Discuss! We are extremely happy to announce the release of opam 2.4.0 and encourage all users to upgrade. Please read on for installation and upgrade instructions. Major changes On opam init the compiler chosen for the default switch will no longer be ocaml-syste...

23 Jul 2025

OCamlPro

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Release of ocplib-simplex, version 0.5

On last November, we released version 0.5 of ocplib-simplex, a generic library implementing the Simplex Algorithm in OCaml. It is a key component of the Alt-Ergo automatic theorem prover that we keep developing at OCamlPro. ** The Simplex Algorithm What Changed in 0.5 ? ] The simplex algorithm The S...

05 Jan 2023

OCamlPro

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opam 2.0.9 release

Feedback on this post is welcomed on Discuss! We are pleased to announce the minor release of opam 2.0.9. This new version contains some back-ported fixes. New features Back-ported ability to load upgraded roots read-only; allows applications compiled with opam-state 2.0.9 to load a root which has b...

03 Aug 2021

OCamlPro

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New Try-Alt-Ergo

Have you heard about our Try-Alt-Ergo website? Created in 2014 (see our blogpost), the first objective was to facilitate access to our performant SMT Solver Alt-Ergo. Try-Alt-Ergo allows you to write and run your problems in your browser without any server computation. This playground website has be...

29 Mar 2021

OCamlPro

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A Dune Love story: From Liquidity to Love

By OCamlPro & Origin Labs Writing smart contacts may often be a burdensome task, as you need to learn a new language for each blockchain you target. In the Dune Network team, we are willing to provide as many possibilities as possible for developers to thrive in an accessible and secure framework. T...

09 Jun 2020

OCamlPro

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A Solidity parser in OCaml with Menhir

This article is cross-posted on Origin Labs’ Dune Network blog We are happy to announce the first release of our Solidity parser, written in OCaml using Menhir. This is a joint effort with Origin Labs, the company dedicated to blockchain challenges, to implement a full interpreter for the Solidity...

19 May 2020

OCamlPro

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opam 2.0.7 release

We are pleased to announce the minor release of opam 2.0.7. This new version contains backported small fixes: Escape Windows paths on manpages [#4129 @AltGr @rjbou] Fix opam installer opam file [#4058 @rjbou] Fix various warnings [#4132 @rjbou @AltGr - fix #4100] Fix dune 2.5.0 promote-install-files...

21 Apr 2020

OCamlPro

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Le nouveau GC d’OCaml 4.10 : premier aperçu de la stratégie best-fit

An in-depth Look at OCaml’s new "Best-fit" Garbage Collector Strategy Le GC d’OCaml oeuvre discrètement à l’efficacité de vos allocations mémoire. Tel un héros de l’ombre, il reste méconnu de la plupart des hackers OCaml. Avec l’arrivée d’OCaml 4.10, il s’enrichit d’une nouvel...

24 Mar 2020

OCamlPro

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