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I have a file called Facebook.ml in my that uses the Https_client module from the Netclient library. I have compiled the file to Facebook.cmo and I can use all functions without any problem in the toplevel and in other code that I compile.

However, ocsigenserver is unable to find the Https_client module within the Netclient library and when I test my ocsigen build with make test.byte I recieve the error 

 ocsigenserver  -c local/etc/UC/UC-test.conf
 ocsigenserver: main: Fatal - While loading /home/.../Facebook.cmo: error while linking /home/.../Facebook.cmo.
 ocsigenserver: main: Reference to undefined global `Https_client'
 make: *** [test.byte] Error 52

I have added the following line to my .conf.in file:

 <library module="/home/.../Facebook.cmo" />

I am compiling Facebook.ml with 

 ocamlfind ocamlc -thread -package core,equeue-ssl,netclient,lwt -linkpkg Facebook.ml

What am I doing incorrectly?

Following Drup's advice I updated my Makefile.options file to 

 PROJECT_NAME := UC

 # Source files for the server
 SERVER_FILES := UC.ml Facebook.cmo
 # Source files for the client
 CLIENT_FILES := $(wildcard *.eliomi *.eliom)

 # OCamlfind packages for the server
 SERVER_PACKAGES := home/alpha/.opam/4.01.0/lib/netclient/netclient.cma
 # OCamlfind packages for the client
 CLIENT_PACKAGES :=

Receiving the error:

 Fatal error: exception Fl_package_base.No_such_package("home/alpha/.opam/4.01.0/lib/netclient/netclient.cma", "")
 make: *** [_server/Facebook.cmo] Error 2

But I know that the file does exist at the specified filepath. Do I need to add the path anywhere else?

Thomas
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You have various solutions:

  • You seem to be using the eliom-distillery makefile. If so, don't modify the .conf yourself, modify Makefile.options instead. Add the file in SERVER_FILES and the needed libraries in SERVER_PACKAGES. It will also compile your files by itself.
  • Keep compiling by yourself, but add -linkall
  • As PatJ said, add <extension findlib-package="netclient"/> to make ocsigenserver load the netclient library.

I strongly advise the first one.

Also, if you want an http client, there is one inside ocsigenserver but you should probably use cohttp (especially considering ocsigenserver itself will soon use it).

Drup
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Ocsigen tries to dynamically link your .cmo, yet it has not loaded the netclient library.

So, you can either add the library to the files ocsigen should load or refer only to ocsigen modules.

PatJ
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