---
name: "ocaml-ldconf"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ocaml-base"
version: "3.04-14"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ocaml-ldconf"
---

# ocaml-ldconf(1)

small utility to manage ocaml ld.conf path

## NAME

ocaml-ldconf - small utility to manage ocaml ld.conf path

## SYNOPSIS

**ocaml-ldconf** \[*options*\]\
 **ocaml-ldconf** \[*options*\] **-l**\
 **ocaml-ldconf** \[*options*\] **-p***package* **-a/-r** *dirs ...*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **ocaml-ldconf** command. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**ocaml-ldconf** is a program that handles the ocaml specific ld.conf paths. It can be invoked in three different ways.

Without argument, it will generate a new /usr/lib/ocaml/ld.conf file using the content of the system administrator defined /etc/ocaml/ld.conf and the dpkg handled /var/lib/ocaml/ld.conf.

With the **-l** argument, it will simply list the currently active path (well only those in /usr/lib/ocaml/ld.conf for now).

In the **-a/-r** variant, **ocaml-ldconf** will add or remove a list of directories to the dpkg handled /var/lib/ocaml/ld.conf file for the package named with the **-p***package* argument.

Notice that after having manually updated the /etc/ocaml/ld.conf file, the system administrator should recreate the /usr/lib/ocaml/ld.conf file by running ocaml-ldconf without arguments.

## OPTIONS

- **-a**

  Adds given paths to the dynamic loading standard path

- **-r**

  Removes given paths from the dynamic loading standard path

- **-p**

  Gives the package name which adds/removes the paths

- **-l**

  Displays the current dynamic loading paths

- **-v**

  Display more verbose messages.

- **-n**

  Don't update the /usr/lib/ocaml/ld.conf file

- **-help, --help**

  Show summary of options.

## FILE FORMATS

All three handled files are a list of lines, each containing a directory (for /usr/lib/ocaml/ld.conf) or a directory plus some other stuff, separated by a space or tabulation (for the two other files). A line begining by a # is considered a comment and ignored.

The /etc/ocaml/ld.conf file format is :

- **\[ directory \] command**

  Where command can be one of :

- **add**

  Adds the directory before the dpkg managed ones.

- **addafter**

  Adds the directory after the dpkg managed ones.

- **remove**

  If the directory is present in the dpkg managed file, then it get removed.

The /var/lib/ocaml/ld.conf file format is :

- **\[ directory \] add \[ package \]**

  ## FILES

- **/etc/ocaml/ld.conf**

  The system administrator configuration file.

- **/var/lib/ocaml/ld.conf**

  The dpkg managed configuration file.

- **/usr/lib/ocaml/ld.conf**

  The true ld.conf file taken in account by the ocaml runtime system.

## SEE ALSO

[**ocamlrun**(1)](/ocamlrun/1.md),\
 *The Objective Caml user's manual,* chapter "Runtime system".\
 *The /usr/share/doc/ocaml/README.Debian*\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Sven Luther \<luther@debian.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).