Haxelib "boot"

[ncannasse]

I propose the following for replacing haxelib.exe:

In OCaml:

• rewrite the method responsible for resolving haxelib repository (which is quite easy)
• locate the current haxelib package installed using this method
• if not present, install it from statically linked data
• run it using haxe eval

This way:

• no neko dependency required (only for running run.n if necessary)
• haxelib can be distributed/updated as a library

Show stopper:

• eval ssl support ?

[Simn]

I wanted the compiler to have less knowledge about haxelibs and such, not more...

[ncannasse]

It's not a compiler, it's a new exe. Any other proposal for boostrapping ?
Alternative solution is to have this written in Haxe (using haxelib sources) and compiled with hxcpp as exe. But since hxcpp requires haxelib...

[back2dos]

I'm not sure what this is actually solving, but concerning concrete issues brought up:

But since hxcpp requires haxelib...

Possible solution: Add hxcpp as git submodule to haxelib. Compile with -D no-compilation and call into the build tool in Context.onAfterGenerate (involves making sure it runs on eval, but with the new unified threading API, it might actually work quite well).