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OPAM 1.2.1 Released

OPAM 1.2.1 has just been released. This patch version brings a number of fixes and improvements over 1.2.0, without breaking compatibility. Upgrade from 1.2.0 (or earlier) See the normal installation instructions: you should generally pick up the packages from the same origin as you did for the last...

18 Mar 2015

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OPAM 1.2.0 Released

We are very proud to announce the availability of OPAM 1.2.0. Upgrade from 1.1 Simply follow the usual instructions, using your preferred method (package from your distribution, binary, source, etc.) as documented on the homepage. NOTE: There are small changes to the internal repository format (~/.o...

23 Oct 2014

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OPAM 1.2: Repository Pinning

Most package managers support some pin functionality to ensure that a given package remains at a particular version without being upgraded. The stable OPAM 1.1 already supported this by allowing any existing package to be pinned to a target, which could be a specific released version, a local filesy...

19 Aug 2014

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OPAM 1.1.0 released

After a while staged as RC, we are proud to announce the final release of OPAM 1.1.0! Thanks again to those who have helped testing and fixing the last few issues. Important note The repository format has been improved with incompatible new features; to account for this, the new repository is now ho...

08 Nov 2013

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Beta Release of OPAM

OPAM is a source-based package manager for OCaml. It supports multiple simultaneous compiler installations, flexible package constraints, and a Git-friendly development workflow. I have recently announced the beta-release of OPAM on the caml-list, and this blog post introduces the basics to new OPAM...

17 Jan 2013

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