macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install ocaml-findliblocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install ocaml-findlibMacPorts ports tree · ocaml/ocaml-findlib/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install ocaml-findlib with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, pacman, zypper
OCaml library manager. Version 1.9.8 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add ocaml-findlibAlpine Linux edge package indexes · ocaml-findlib · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install ocaml-findlibDebian stable package indexes · ocaml-findlib · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install ocaml-findlibFedora Rawhide package metadata · ocaml-findlib · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S ocaml-findlibArch Linux sync databases · ocaml-findlib · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install ocaml-findlibopenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · ocaml-findlib · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
OCaml library manager
Project links
Commands and aliases
- ocamlfind
history
Project history and usage
ocaml-findlib provides findlib and the ocamlfind command, the long-standing library discovery and compiler-driver layer for OCaml libraries. Its core idea is small but ecosystem-shaping: libraries install META files that describe versions, compiler options, archives, dependencies, and predicates, and ocamlfind turns those descriptions into compiler and linker flags.
Project history
Findlib was created by Gerd Stolpmann and dates back to the Objective Caml era; the upstream README records copyright years beginning in 1999, and a Caml-list announcement records findlib 1.0 as a compatibility-preserving major release that required OCaml 3.07. The project page describes the package as a convention for storing libraries plus a META file format, with ocamlfind as the tool that interprets those files.
Adoption history
Camlcity's project page describes Findlib as the de-facto standard for OCaml library management after years of development, with free OCaml software depending on it and distributions such as GODI and Debian ensuring libraries ship META files. opam later became the primary source-based package manager for OCaml, but ocamlfind remained the compatibility layer many build systems and packages use to locate installed libraries inside a switch.
How it is used
Developers invoke ocamlfind as a wrapper around ocamlc, ocamlopt, ocamldep, and related tools, passing package selections such as -package and -linkpkg. Build systems use the same mechanism to query installed packages and translate package-level dependencies into the include paths, archives, C stubs, linker options, and runtime DLL paths expected by the compiler.
Why package nerds care
Findlib matters because it separated OCaml library identity from ad hoc include paths. A package database of META files gave distro packagers, opam packages, and build tools a shared vocabulary before Dune became dominant, and many older OCaml packages still expose findlib names that differ from their opam package names.
Timeline
- 1999: The upstream README's copyright range begins, placing Findlib's origin in the late Objective Caml period.
- 2004: The findlib 1.0 announcement described a large but backward-compatible release and added package subpackages.
- 2010s: Findlib became the de-facto OCaml library-management convention documented by Camlcity and used by distributions.
- 2025-02-05: opam published ocamlfind 1.9.8 with build-related fixes.
Related projects
- opam manages source packages and compiler switches; findlib manages installed library discovery within those environments. Dune can generate and consume package metadata, but ocamlfind remains the historical bridge between installed OCaml libraries and compiler invocations.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 1 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
ocamlfind | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.9.8
manager updated2026-06-22
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/ocaml/ocamlfind
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/ocaml/ocamlfindnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:ocaml-findlib |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.9.8 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ocaml-findlib |
| Homepage | http://projects.camlcity.org/projects/findlib.html |
| Repository | https://github.com/ocaml/ocamlfind |
| Upstream docs | http://projects.camlcity.org/projects/findlib.html |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/ocaml/ocamlfind/archive/refs/tags/findlib-1.9.8.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-06-22T14:05:39-07:00 |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | ocaml |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | ocaml-findlib |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 3 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
ocaml-findlib 1.9.8-1+b1
management tool for OCaml libraries
http://projects.camlcity.org/projects/findlib.html
sudo apt install ocaml-findlib- Section: ocaml
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: findlib
- 2 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ocaml Findlib
Ubuntu apt95%
ocaml-findlib 1.9.6-1build4
management tool for OCaml libraries
http://projects.camlcity.org/projects/findlib.html
sudo apt install ocaml-findlib- Section: universe/devel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: findlib
- 2 dependencies
- 2 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ocaml Findlib
apk95%
ocaml-findlib 1.9.6-r7
OCaml package manager (library)
http://projects.camlcity.org/projects/findlib.html
sudo apk add ocaml-findlib- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ocaml-findlib
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ocaml Findlib
apk95%
ocaml-findlib-dev 1.9.6-r7
OCaml package manager (development files)
http://projects.camlcity.org/projects/findlib.html
sudo apk add ocaml-findlib-dev- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ocaml-findlib
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ocaml Findlib
apk95%
ocaml-findlib-doc 1.9.6-r7
OCaml package manager (documentation)
http://projects.camlcity.org/projects/findlib.html
sudo apk add ocaml-findlib-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ocaml-findlib
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ocaml Findlib
apk95%
ocamlfind 1.9.6-r7
OCaml package manager
http://projects.camlcity.org/projects/findlib.html
sudo apk add ocamlfind- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ocaml-findlib
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ocaml Findlib
dnf95%
ocaml-findlib 1.9.8-8.fc45
Objective CAML package manager and build helper
http://projects.camlcity.org/projects/findlib.html
sudo dnf install ocaml-findlib- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ocaml-findlib
- 5 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ocaml Findlib
dnf95%
ocaml-findlib-devel 1.9.8-8.fc45
Development files for ocaml-findlib
http://projects.camlcity.org/projects/findlib.html
sudo dnf install ocaml-findlib-devel- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ocaml-findlib
- 3 dependencies
- 3 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ocaml Findlib
pacman95%
ocaml-findlib 1.9.8-6
OCaml package manager
http://projects.camlcity.org/projects/findlib.html
sudo pacman -S ocaml-findlib- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- 1 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ocaml Findlib
zypper95%
ocaml-findlib 1.9.5-1.15
Objective CAML package manager and build helper
https://github.com/ocaml/ocamlfind
sudo zypper install ocaml-findlib- License: MIT
- Category: Development/Languages/OCaml
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ocaml-findlib
- 4 dependencies
- 2 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ocaml Findlib
zypper95%
ocaml-findlib-devel 1.9.5-1.15
Development files for ocaml-findlib
https://github.com/ocaml/ocamlfind
sudo zypper install ocaml-findlib-devel- License: MIT
- Category: Development/Languages/OCaml
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: ocaml-findlib
- 4 dependencies
- 5 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ocaml Findlib
MacPorts95%
ocaml-findlib
sudo port install ocaml-findlib- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Ocaml Findlib
source trail
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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
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Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment