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Documented that OCaml 4.08.1 should now work
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### Prerequisites: Working OCaml setup ###

The steps require a working OCaml setup. OCaml version 4.04.X, 4.05.X, 4.06.X, or 4.07.X should work. OCaml version 4.08.0 is known **not** to work because you can't yet get packages such as [batteries](https://opam.ocaml.org/packages/batteries/) and [ulex](https://github.com/FStarLang/FStar/issues/1792).
The steps require a working OCaml setup. OCaml version from 4.04.X to 4.08.1 should work.

#### Instructions for Windows ####

1. Please use [Andreas Hauptmann's OCaml Installer for Windows](https://fdopen.github.io/opam-repository-mingw/installation/)
to install both OCaml and OPAM.

2. This installer will currently give you OCaml 4.08.0 by default,
which as explained above does not work with F*.
So switch to a supported OCaml version by running the following commands:

2. If needed switch to a supported OCaml version by running the following commands:
```sh
$ opam switch list-available
$ opam switch create ocaml-variants.4.07.1+mingw64c
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