Release 2.8

[vasilisp]

Let's get it out in the next few days!

Major changes:

• New Postgres Ocsipersist backend, OR switch to the standalone Ocsipersist (with Postgres added)
• Compatibility with TyXML 4.0.x.

We may also want to merge #87. Anything else?

[vasilisp]

I can take care of the Ocsipersist switch, it needs to happen (finally).

[vasilisp]

We may also want to convert to PPX and eliminate the Camlp4 dependency. We are only using the Lwt Camlp4 syntax, I hope?

[dannywillems]

@vasilisp Seems Lwt Camlp4 syntax is used in:

• src/baselib/ocsigen_message.ml
• src/extensions/ocsipersist-psql/ocsipersist.ml
• src/baselib/ocsigen_lib_base.ml

[vasilisp]

@dannywillems, I know, PR coming :).

[vasilisp]

See #115.

[dannywillems]

@vasilisp Compatibility with 4.04 must be also verified.

[dannywillems]

It seems there is a problem with the OPAM ssl package (which is available only for OCaml < 4.04.0). But I think, as it's not caused by ocsigenserver, it must be OK.

[vasilisp]

@dannywillems, I have gotten everything (up to ocsigen-start) compiling with an opam-friendly ssl branch: https://github.com/vasilisp/ocaml-ssl/tree/pin-friendly . Haven't tested much.

[dannywillems]

@vasilisp I think it could be interesting to do a PR.

[vasilisp]

@dannywillems, it is not done well, I just put the auto-generated files in the repo as a temporary workaround. They are not supposed to be there. This is the standard autotools annoyance...

[vasilisp]

I think the Ocsipersist split gets postponed, see ocsigen/ocsipersist#4.

[vasilisp]

Tagged. opam-repository PR: ocaml/opam-repository#7914