How To Install ocaml-camlidl on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-camlidl on CentOS 7. ocaml-camlidl is Stub code generator and COM binding for Objective Caml

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-camlidl on CentOS 7.

What is ocaml-camlidl

CamlIDL is a stub code generator and COM binding for Objective Caml. CamlIDL comprises two parts * A stub code generator that generates the C stub code required for the Caml/C interface, based on an MIDL specification. (MIDL stands for Microsoft’s Interface Description Language; it looks like C header files with some extra annotations, plus a notion of object interfaces that look like C++ classes without inheritance.) * A (currently small) library of functions and tools to import COM components in Caml applications, and export Caml code as COM components.

We can use yum or dnf to install ocaml-camlidl on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install ocaml-camlidl.

Install ocaml-camlidl on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install ocaml-camlidl using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install ocaml-camlidl

Install ocaml-camlidl on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install ocaml-camlidl using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install ocaml-camlidl

How To Uninstall ocaml-camlidl on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the ocaml-camlidl package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove ocaml-camlidl

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install ocaml-camlidl on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.