lwt backend without a dep on tls?

[c-cube]

tls pulls a lot of dependencies, it'd be very convenient to just use normal lwt networking functions.

[avsm]

To be clear: you're looking for a cleartext-on-the-wire Lwt version?

This is possible, but a lot of engineering just for the case of dropping some dependencies in return for possibly insecure deployments. Could you elaborate a little more about your usecase?

[c-cube]

well, I was exploring options for IPC on a single machine, but capnp seems way overkill for that.

[talex5]

Yes, it's probably overkill if you can't afford the cost of a TLS library.

For communication within a machine, you might prefer ocaml-wayland (which is typically used for graphics stuff, but doesn't have to be).