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Static linking in OCaml

Most of the time, you don’t think about how your file is linked. We’ve come to love dynamically linked files with their small file sizes and reduced memory requirements, but there are times when the convenience of a single binary download from a GitHub release page is really what you need.

17 Jun 2025

Marc Elvers

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opam 2.2.0 release!

Feedback on this post is welcomed on Discuss! We are very pleased to announce the release of opam 2.2.0, and encourage all users to upgrade. Please read on for installation and upgrade instructions. NOTE: this article is cross-posted on opam.ocaml.org and ocamlpro.com, and published in discuss.ocaml...

01 Jul 2024

OCamlPro

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opam-lib 1.3 available

opam-lib 1.3 The package for opam-lib version 1.3 has just been released in the official opam repository. There is no release of opam with version 1.3, but this is an intermediate version of the library that retains compatibility of the file formats with 1.2.2. The purpose of this release is twofold...

20 Nov 2016

OCamlPro

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OPAM 1.1.0 beta released

We are very happy to announce the beta release of OPAM version 1.1.0! OPAM is a source-based package manager for OCaml. It supports multiple simultaneous compiler installations, flexible package constraints, and a Git-friendly development workflow which. OPAM is edited and maintained by OCamlPro, wi...

20 Sep 2013

OCamlPro

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