diff --git a/tools/check/check_ocaml b/tools/check/check_ocaml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a29a345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/check/check_ocaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# CHECK-BUILD
+
+. ./funcs.sh
+
+case $OS in
+Linux)
+	has ocamlopt >/dev/null || warning "missing ocaml native compiler"
+	;;
+*)
+	
+	;;
+esac