[MLton-user] Syntax error: replacing WILD with ASTERISK.

[Michel Barakat]

Hi,

* Context: moving old code which uses MLton to an amd64 machine.
- Moved from MLton 20041109 to MLton 20070826 because:
-- no amd64 support in MLton 20041109
-- looks for " /usr/lib/mlton/world.mlton ". Couldn't find it's
equivalent in the latest release MLton 20100608.
- Using " -default-ann 'allowFFI true' " flag instead of deprecated "
-default-ann 'allowImport true' "
- Wasn't picking up the SML_LIB variable. Fixed by specifying the "
-mlb-path-map " manually.

* Compiler options:
" /usr/lib/mlton/mlton-compile @MLton load-world
/usr/lib/mlton/world.mlton ram-slop 0.5  fixed-heap 1200m --
/usr/lib/mlton -cc gcc -cc-opt -I/usr/lib/mlton/include -cc-opt -O1
-cc-opt -fno-strict-aliasing -fomit-frame-pointer -w -target-cc-opt
x86 -fno-strength-reduce
		-fschedule-insns
		-fschedule-insns2
		-malign-functions=5
		-malign-jumps=2
		-malign-loops=2
		-mcpu=pentiumpro -target-cc-opt sparc -Wa,-xarch=v8plusa
		-fcall-used-g5
		-fcall-used-g7
		-m32
		-mv8
		-mcpu=ultrasparc -target-link-opt amd64 -L/usr/local/lib/ -lgmp
-target-link-opt cygwin -lgmp -target-link-opt darwin -lgmp
-target-link-opt freebsd -L/usr/local/lib/ -lgmp -target-link-opt
mingw -lgmp -lws2_32 -lkernel32 -lpsapi -lnetapi32 -target-link-opt
netbsd -Wl,-R/usr/pkg/lib -L/usr/local/lib/ -lgmp -target-link-opt
openbsd -L/usr/local/lib/ -lgmp -target-link-opt solaris -lgmp -lnsl
-lsocket -link-opt -lgdtoa -lm -runtime ram-slop 0.3 -default-ann
allowFFI true -mlb-path-map /usr/lib/mlton/mlb-path-map -link-opt
-static -const Exn.keepHistory true main.sml
/home/michel/adate/bin/execute.c "

* Problem
I'm facing the following error message when compiling:
" Error: main.sml 4.15.
  Syntax error: replacing  WILD with  ASTERISK.
[...]
  Parse error.
compilation aborted: parseAndElaborate reported errors "

Investigating main.sml reveals the error is happening at the _ffi
calls, for example:
" val HATCHET = _ffi "c_fun_heap_size" : unit -> int; "

Found similar issue but no solution on:
http://mlton.org/pipermail/mlton/2005-November/028162.html

Any help is appreciated.

Cheers
Michel