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Camlp5 is a preprocessor and pretty-printer for OCaml programs. It also
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provides parsing and printing tools.
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As a preprocessor, it allows to:
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- extend the syntax of OCaml,
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- redefine the whole syntax of the language.
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As a pretty printer, it allows to:
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- display OCaml programs in an elegant way,
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- convert from one syntax to another,
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- check the results of syntax extensions.
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Camlp5 also provides some parsing and pretty printing tools:
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- extensible grammars
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- extensible printers
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- stream parsers and lexers
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- pretty print module
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It works as a shell command and can also be used in the OCaml toplevel.
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