Coco/R for F#

If you've tried to use the official Coco/R F# port and found that it generates broken F# code, you've come to the right place.

Note: I didn't design Coco/R. All I did here is improve the F# code generator. For more information on the project as a whole, see http://www.ssw.uni-linz.ac.at/coco/

Features:

• generates code that works with current F# compilers
• no longer depends on F# powerpack for OCaml compatibility features
• is somewhat faster than the official port since it uses System.IO directly instead of via a shim
• has a slightly nicer interface for error reporting and I/O
• includes build scripts for building on mono-based platforms

Misfeatures:

• Like the official port, this generates code in "Verbose syntax" mode. This causes a compiler warning unless you build with --mlcompatibility.
• All F# code embedded in your .atg file must be written in "Verbose syntax" mode.
• The previous F# implementation was forked off from Coco/R quite a few years ago, and may not benefit from upstream fixes that have occurred since then.

Building:

On windows, ensure that 'csc' is in your PATH. Many people use a "Visual Studio Command Prompt" for this. On mac/linux, ensure that you've installed a recent version of mono and that mono-sgen is in your path.

• git clone
• run build_cocoFsharp.{bat|sh} depending on your platform.