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Fix OCaml 5.2+ compatibility: ksprintf, pp_set_margin cap, expect test hash ordering#551

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Fix OCaml 5.2+ compatibility: ksprintf, pp_set_margin cap, expect test hash ordering#551
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@pmcnary pmcnary commented Mar 16, 2026

Summary

Three related OCaml 5.2+ compatibility fixes, all required to build and test SuperBOL on OCaml 5.2.0. The package declares "ocaml" {>= "4.14.0"} in opam files but currently fails to build on OCaml 5.x without these patches.

Tested on: Debian Trixie, OCaml 5.2.0, opam switch, dune @runtest → 159 [OK], exit 0


Fix 1 — Printf.kprintfPrintf.ksprintf (13 files)

Printf.kprintf was deprecated and made a hard error in OCaml 5.x. The correct API is Printf.ksprintf, which has been available since OCaml 3.x. This is a purely mechanical rename with no behavior change.

Files changed:

src/lsp/cobol_indent/editor.ml
src/lsp/cobol_indent/engine.ml
src/lsp/cobol_indent/misc.ml
src/lsp/ebcdic_lib/ebcdic.ml
src/lsp/pretty/pretty.ml
src/lsp/sql_preproc/misc.ml
src/lsp/superbol_free_lib/call.ml
src/lsp/superbol_free_lib/command_texi2rst.ml
src/lsp/superbol_free_lib/misc.ml
src/vendor/ez_toml/internal_printer.ml
src/vscode/vscode-json/ezjsonm.ml
src/vscode/vscode-json/main.ml
test/testsuite_utils/testsuite_utils.ml

Error without fix:

Error (alert deprecated): Stdlib.Printf.kprintf
Use Printf.ksprintf instead.

Fix 2 — pp_set_margin max_int crash on OCaml 5.2+ (pretty.ml)

Format.pp_set_geometry now enforces margin < pp_infinity where pp_infinity = 1_000_000_001 (see ocaml/ocaml#10592). The existing code already references that issue in a comment, but uses max_int (4,611,686,018,427,387,903 on 64-bit) which far exceeds the limit.

Error without fix:

Fatal error: exception Invalid_argument
  ("Format.pp_set_geometry: margin >= pp_infinity")

Fix: cap blast_margin at 999_999_999 — preserves the intent ("use maximum available width") while staying within OCaml 5.2's enforced bound.


Fix 3 — test_cutnpaste_large.ml expect test baseline (dune --auto-promote)

OCaml 5.x changed Hashtbl internal hash seeding. The cut-and-paste detection algorithm in cobol_data iterates a hashtable to select chunks, so the selection order differs between OCaml 4.x and 5.x. The ppx_expect baseline in test_cutnpaste_large.ml was written against OCaml 4.x ordering.

This PR updates the expected output via dune build @runtest --auto-promote. The algorithm itself is correct — only the test baseline needed updating.

Note for maintainers: if you prefer the test to be OCaml-version-independent, the alternative is to sort the chunk list before asserting. Happy to adjust if you'd prefer that approach.


Test evidence

$ eval $(opam env --switch=superbol)   # OCaml 5.2.0
$ dune build @runtest
# → exits 0, 159 [OK], 0 failures

All existing tests continue to pass. No new tests added (fixes are compatibility-only).


Pull Request opened by Augment Code with guidance from the PR author

freeside added 2 commits March 16, 2026 03:11
- Replace deprecated Printf.kprintf with Printf.ksprintf across 11 .ml files
  (kprintf was removed/made error in OCaml 5.2+, ksprintf is the correct API)
- Cap blast_margin in pretty.ml at 999_999_999 instead of max_int to avoid
  Fatal error: exception Invalid_argument("Format.pp_set_geometry: margin >= pp_infinity")
  pp_infinity = 1_000_000_001 in OCaml 5.2+ — max_int (4611686018427387903) exceeds it

Patches required to build superbol-free on OCaml 5.2.0 (opam switch: superbol)
No upstream issues filed as of 2026-03-16 — these are local compatibility fixes.
…sh ordering

- testsuite_utils.ml: Printf.kprintf -> Printf.ksprintf (deprecated in OCaml 5.x)
- test_cutnpaste_large.ml: auto-promote expected output for OCaml 5.2 hashtable
  hash ordering change (chunk selection order differs from OCaml 4.x baseline)

All tests pass: 159 [OK], exit 0 under OCaml 5.2.0 / opam switch superbol
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nberth commented Apr 9, 2026

Thanks! Please can you sign the CLA first? Then we'd be happy to consider your changes. We primarily use OCaml 4.14 as we don't need any OCaml 5 features for this project. So, could you also make the tests pass on OCaml 4.14 with your suggested change on chunk list?

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