signature-files

I've recently been trying to learn the Object-Oriented aspects of F#, and have become curious about how to restrict access to types/modules in the language. More specifically, I want to know the difference between writing this: Example.fsi module Stack = val foo : string Example.fs module Stack = let foo = "foo" let bar = "bar" and alternatively this: module Stack = let foo = "foo" let private bar = "bar" Do they not accomplish exactly the same thing in the end? Coming from a C# background, I'm much inclined just to use the access modifiers over signature (FSI) files. They seem to be more

I am working on a project that has a number of modules that I'd like to apply access control constraints to. I'd also like to have my project contain additional documentation on the type signatures of each function. I know that I can accomplish both of these tasks very easily via F# signature files. However, my project is large and contains many files, and I need a convenient way of generating a signature file for each one. I have been successful in generating individual signature files via command line compilations using the --sig compiler option , but I am stuck on how to add compiler