Error when running ocsigenserver: The module `B' is not yet initialized

[bguil]

With Ocaml 5.1.0 and eliom 10.1.2 installed on MacOSX, I have a strange bug which seems to be linked to the names of the files:

Step to reproduce:

• eliom-distillery -name test_eliom
• in test_eliom directory make test.opt works as expected
• add a new file b.eliom with one line module M = Map.Make (String)
• add a new file a.eliom with one line let _ = B.M.empty
• then make test.opt produces the error:

ocsigenserver.opt: main: Fatal - Error in configuration file: Error while parsing configuration file: Eliom: while loading local/lib/test_eliom/test_eliom.cmxs: error while linking [...]/test_eliom/local/lib/test_eliom/test_eliom.cmxs.
ocsigenserver.opt: main: The module `B' is not yet initialized

NOTE: if you rename a.eliom into c.eliom, the error disappears!

Is seems that the problem is linked to the names of the modules:

• a.eliom depends on b.eliom
• a.eliom is before b.eliom following alphabetical order

Note also that I do not have the error with OCaml 4.14.1 and eliom 10.1.2

[bguil]

The problem is still present with the last Ocaml release (5.1.1) announced today.

[vouillon]

Thanks for your detailed bug report! This is fixed by #776.

[bguil]

Thanks for the fix. I've updated the Makefile following your PR, it's fixed.

I'd also like to take this opportunity to also mention a problem that sometimes occurs. When a module name is changed, sometimes doing make clean && make is not enough and I have to run rm -rf _deps to come to a running version.
Perhaps the Makefile can be improved to avoid this?

[balat]

Thank you for the bug report. We will release a new version version soon.
It will also contain a new template with dune-based build system.
I recommend to switch to this one.