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diff --git a/man/ocamlc.m b/man/ocamlc.m index 92d41f62a..597d0ca0e 100644 --- a/man/ocamlc.m +++ b/man/ocamlc.m @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ocamlc \- The OCaml bytecode compiler The OCaml bytecode compiler .BR ocamlc (1) -compiles Caml source files to bytecode object files and links +compiles OCaml source files to bytecode object files and links these object files to produce standalone bytecode executable files. These executable files are then run by the bytecode interpreter .BR ocamlrun (1). @@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ the implementation Arguments ending in .cmo are taken to be compiled object bytecode. These files are linked together, along with the object files obtained -by compiling .ml arguments (if any), and the Caml Light standard +by compiling .ml arguments (if any), and the OCaml standard library, to produce a standalone executable program. The order in which .cmo and.ml arguments are presented on the command line is relevant: compilation units are initialized in that order at @@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ below). Arguments ending in .so are assumed to be C shared libraries (DLLs). During linking, they are -searched for external C functions referenced from the Caml code, +searched for external C functions referenced from the OCaml code, and their names are written in the generated bytecode executable. The run-time system .BR ocamlrun (1) @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ Thus, it behaves exactly like .BR ocamlc , but compiles faster. .B ocamlc.opt -may not be available in all installations of O\Caml. +may not be available in all installations of OCaml. .SH OPTIONS @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ and the bytecode for the program. The resulting file is larger, but it can be executed directly, even if the .BR ocamlrun (1) command is not -installed. Moreover, the "custom runtime" mode enables linking Caml +installed. Moreover, the "custom runtime" mode enables linking OCaml code with user-defined C functions. Never use the @@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ specify the name of the output file produced. .TP .B \-output\-obj Cause the linker to produce a C object file instead of a bytecode -executable file. This is useful to wrap Caml code as a C library, +executable file. This is useful to wrap OCaml code as a C library, callable from any C program. The name of the output object file is .B camlprog.o by default; it can be set with the |