Re: [Caml-list] Package renamings for sexplib, bin_prot and a few other camlp4 syntax extensions

[Ivan Gotovchits <ivg@ieee.org>]

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Hi,

I hope that the change will not modify library names retrospectively? I.e.,
the old versions will be still available under the `.syntax` names?

Also, presumably some tools rely on the `.syntax` extension, maybe it is
better to preserve the extension, i.e., to use `pa_sexp_conv.syntax`?

On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 5:44 AM, Jeremie Dimino <jdimino@janestreet.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> In preparation for the 113.24 release of Jane Street packages, which are
> camlp4-free, we moved some Camlp4 syntax extensions into their own packages
> [1]. As a result some findlib packages have been renamed. For instance the
> old sexplib.syntax is now called pa_sexp_conv.
>
> Details and upgrading instructions can be found in the opam repository
> changelog [2].
>
> Since the upcoming 113.24 release of sexplib, bin_prot and a few other
> packages breaks compatibility due to these renamings, version constraints
> were automatically added to the appropriate opam packages.
>
> This is the list of affected packages:
>
> - async-zmq
> - bookaml
> - camlhighlight
> - charrua-core
> - cohttp
> - colors_js
> - conduit
> - cstruct
> - extprot
> - ezjsonm
> - frenetic
> - git-unix
> - ibx
> - ipaddr
> - irmin
> - lambdoc
> - lazy-trie
> - merge-queues
> - merge-ropes
> - mirage
> - mirage-git
> - mirage-http
> - mirage-tc
> - mirage-types
> - mirage-types-lwt
> - mustache
> - nocrypto
> - obeanstalk
> - ocaml-markdown
> - oloop
> - openflow
> - operf-macro
> - opium
> - otr
> - packet
> - perf
> - planck
> - protocol-9p
> - qcow-format
> - shared-block-ring
> - sibylfs
> - sill
> - tls
> - tlstunnel
> - topology
> - uri
> - vchan
> - x509
> - xapi-backtrace
> - xapi-stdext
> - xapi-xenopsd
> - xentropyd
>
> If you maintain any of these packages, you are kindly invited to follow
> the upgrading instructions [2].
>
> Moving forward, we encourage people using any of our Camlp4 syntax
> extensions to switch to their ppx replacements.
>
>  [1] https://github.com/ocaml/opam-repository/pull/5414
>  [2] https://github.com/ocaml/opam-repository/blob/master/CHANGES.md
>
> --
> Jeremie
> ​ Dimino
>

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