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Update Windows to latest release candidate of DkML
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Nevertheless, OCaml is gradually making a transition towards full Windows support.
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For newcomers the simplest option is to download and run [the latest `setup-diskuv-ocaml-windows_x86_64-<version>.exe`](https://github.com/diskuv/dkml-installer-ocaml/releases/latest) Diskuv OCaml installer.
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For newcomers the simplest option is to download and run the latest DkML [`Windows 64-bit Native Installer`](https://gitlab.com/dkml/distributions/dkml/-/releases/permalink/latest/downloads/setup64nu.exe).
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## Options
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* [Diskuv-OCaml][diskuv]:
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* [DkML]:
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A distribution of OCaml that uses [MSYS2] for Unix utilities and [Microsoft Visual Studio 2019](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/)
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for 100% Windows library compatibility, and has a traditional [`setup.exe`](https://github.com/diskuv/dkml-installer-ocaml/releases/latest)
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to install. The distribution transparently uses Unix utilities so that Windows users do not need to learn Unix.
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for 100% Windows library compatibility, and has a traditional `setup.exe` to install. The distribution transparently uses Unix utilities so that Windows users do not need to learn Unix.
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The disadvantages of Diskuv OCaml are:
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The disadvantages of DkML are:
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* Visual Studio 2019, even though it is automatically installed, is a multi-gigabyte program that requires Administrator permissions to install
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* Only OCaml 4.14.0 is officially supported. OCaml 5.x does not yet support Visual Studio.
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OPAM is being extended to support a Windows environment.
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See [this post](https://discuss.ocaml.org/t/ann-opam-2-0-5-release/4081/7) for details.
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[diskuv]: https://diskuv-ocaml.gitlab.io/distributions/dkml/
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[DkML]: https://diskuv.com/dkmlbook/
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[ocaml-win]: https://fdopen.github.io/opam-repository-mingw/
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[opam-cross-windows]: https://github.com/ocaml-cross/opam-cross-windows
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[Reason]: https://reasonml.github.io/

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