/usr/bin/ocamldep --help — Chainguard OS Manuals

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Usage: ocamldep <options> <files>
Options are:

  -absname  Show absolute filenames in error messages
  -no-absname  Do not try to show absolute filenames in error messages (default)
  -all  Generate dependencies on all files
  -allow-approx  Fallback to a lexer-based approximation on unparsable files
  -as-map  Omit delayed dependencies for module aliases (-no-alias-deps -w -49)
  -debug-map  Dump the delayed dependency map for each map file
  -I <dir>  Add <dir> to the list of include directories
  -H <dir>  Add <dir> to the list of include directories
  -nocwd  Do not add current working directory to the list of include directories
  -impl <f>  Process <f> as a .ml file
  -intf <f>  Process <f> as a .mli file
  -keywords <version+list>  set keywords following the <version+list> spec (see ocamlc)
  -map <f>  Read <f> and propagate delayed dependencies to following files
  -ml-synonym <e>  Consider <e> as a synonym of the .ml extension
  -mli-synonym <e>  Consider <e> as a synonym of the .mli extension
  -modules  Print module dependencies in raw form (not suitable for make)
  -native  Generate dependencies for native-code only (no .cmo files)
  -bytecode  Generate dependencies for bytecode-code only (no .cmx files)
  -one-line  Output one line per file, regardless of the length
  -open <module>  Opens the module <module> before typing
  -plugin <plugin>  (no longer supported)
  -pp <cmd>  Pipe sources through preprocessor <cmd>
  -ppx <cmd>  Pipe abstract syntax trees through preprocessor <cmd>
  -shared  Generate dependencies for native plugin files (.cmxs targets)
  -slash  (Windows) Use forward slash / instead of backslash \ in file paths
  -no-slash  (Windows) Preserve any backslash \ in file paths
  -sort  Sort files according to their dependencies
  -version  Print version and exit
  -vnum  Print version number and exit
  -args <file> Read additional newline separated command line arguments
      from <file>
  -args0 <file> Read additional NUL separated command line arguments from
      <file>
  -help  Display this list of options
  --help  Display this list of options

Options (33)

Option	Description	Source
`-absname`	Show absolute filenames in error messages.	help + man
`-no-absname`	Do not try to show absolute filenames in error messages (default).	help + man
`-all`	Generate dependencies on all required files, rather than assuming implicit dependencies.	help + man
`-allow-approx`	Allow falling back on a lexer-based approximation when parsing fails.	help + man
`-as-map`	For the following files, do not include delayed dependencies for module aliases.	help + man
`-debug-map`	Dump the delayed dependency map for each map file.	help + man
`-I` dir	Add the given directory to the list of directories searched for source files.	help + man
`-H` dir	Add <dir> to the list of include directories	help
`-nocwd`	Do not add current working directory to the list of include directories.	help + man
`-impl` f	Process file as a .ml file.	help + man
`-intf` f	Process file as a .mli file.	help + man
`-keywords` version+list	set keywords following the <version+list> spec (see ocamlc)	help + man
`-map` f	Read an propagate the delayed dependencies for module aliases in file, so that the following files will depend on the exported aliased modules if they use them.	help + man
`-ml-synonym` e	Consider the given extension (with leading dot) to be a synonym for .ml.	help + man
`-mli-synonym` e	Consider the given extension (with leading dot) to be a synonym for .mli.	help + man
`-modules`	Output raw dependencies of the form filename: Module1 Module2 ...	help + man
`-native`	Generate dependencies for a pure native-code program (no bytecode version).	help + man
`-bytecode`	Generate dependencies for bytecode-code only (no .cmx files)	help
`-one-line`	Output one line per file, regardless of the length.	help + man
`-open` module	Assume that module module is opened before parsing each of the following files.	help + man
`-plugin` plugin	(no longer supported)	help
`-pp` cmd	Cause ocamldep(1) to call the given command as a preprocessor for each source file.	help + man
`-ppx` cmd	Pipe abstract syntax tree through preprocessor command.	help + man
`-shared`	Generate dependencies for native plugin files (.cmxs) in addition to native compiled files (.cmx).	help + man
`-slash`	(Windows) Use forward slash / instead of backslash \ in file paths	help + man
`-no-slash`	(Windows) Preserve any backslash \ in file paths	help + man
`-sort`	Sort files according to their dependencies.	help + man
`-version`	Print version string and exit.	help + man
`-vnum`	Print short version number and exit.	help + man
`-help`	Display a short usage summary and exit.	help + man
`--help`	Display this list of options	help
`-args` file	Read additional newline separated command line arguments from file. (in the manual page but not in --help)	man
`-args0` file	Read additional NUL separated command line arguments from file. (in the manual page but not in --help)	man

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