Boolean Language

The Boolean language allows the user to define simple Boolean expressions that Dune can evaluate. Here’s a semiformal specification of the language:

op   ::=  '=' | '<' | '>' | '<>' | '>=' | '<='
expr ::=  (and <expr>+)
          (or <expr>+)
          (<op> <template> <template>)
          (not <expr>)
          <template>

After an expression is evaluated, it must be exactly the string true or false to be considered as a Boolean. Any other value will be treated as an error.

Below is a simple example of a condition expressing that the build has a Flambda compiler, with the help of variable expansion, and is targeting OSX:

(and %{ocaml-config:flambda} (= %{ocaml-config:system} macosx))