--- a/cwconfig.py	Fri Oct 04 17:05:49 2013 +0200
+++ b/cwconfig.py	Mon Aug 26 16:12:30 2013 +0200
@@ -499,21 +499,11 @@
             try:
                 gendeps = getattr(pkginfo, key.replace('_cubes', ''))
             except AttributeError:
-                # bw compat
-                if hasattr(pkginfo, oldkey):
-                    warn('[3.8] cube %s: %s is deprecated, use %s dict'
-                         % (cube, oldkey, key), DeprecationWarning)
-                    deps = getattr(pkginfo, oldkey)
-                else:
-                    deps = {}
+                deps = {}
             else:
                 deps = dict( (x[len('cubicweb-'):], v)
                              for x, v in gendeps.iteritems()
                              if x.startswith('cubicweb-'))
-        if not isinstance(deps, dict):
-            deps = dict((key, None) for key in deps)
-            warn('[3.8] cube %s should define %s as a dict' % (cube, key),
-                 DeprecationWarning)
         for depcube in deps:
             try:
                 newname = CW_MIGRATION_MAP[depcube]

--- a/cwctl.py	Fri Oct 04 17:05:49 2013 +0200
+++ b/cwctl.py	Mon Aug 26 16:12:30 2013 +0200
@@ -266,12 +266,7 @@
                         if tinfo:
                             descr = getattr(tinfo, 'description', '')
                             if not descr:
-                                descr = getattr(tinfo, 'short_desc', '')
-                                if descr:
-                                    warn('[3.8] short_desc is deprecated, update %s'
-                                         ' pkginfo' % cube, DeprecationWarning)
-                                else:
-                                    descr = tinfo.__doc__
+                                descr = tinfo.__doc__
                             if descr:
                                 print '    '+ '    \n'.join(descr.splitlines())
                         modes = detect_available_modes(cwcfg.cube_dir(cube))

--- a/dbapi.py	Fri Oct 04 17:05:49 2013 +0200
+++ b/dbapi.py	Mon Aug 26 16:12:30 2013 +0200
@@ -422,25 +422,6 @@
         req.set_session(self.session, user)
         return req
 
-    @deprecated('[3.8] use direct access to req.session.data dictionary')
-    def session_data(self):
-        """return a dictionary containing session data"""
-        return self.session.data
-
-    @deprecated('[3.8] use direct access to req.session.data dictionary')
-    def get_session_data(self, key, default=None, pop=False):
-        if pop:
-            return self.session.data.pop(key, default)
-        return self.session.data.get(key, default)
-
-    @deprecated('[3.8] use direct access to req.session.data dictionary')
-    def set_session_data(self, key, value):
-        self.session.data[key] = value
-
-    @deprecated('[3.8] use direct access to req.session.data dictionary')
-    def del_session_data(self, key):
-        self.session.data.pop(key, None)
-
     # these are overridden by set_log_methods below
     # only defining here to prevent pylint from complaining
     info = warning = error = critical = exception = debug = lambda msg,*a,**kw: None
@@ -486,7 +467,7 @@
     def _txid(self):
         return self.connection._txid(self)
 
-    def execute(self, rql, args=None, eid_key=None, build_descr=True):
+    def execute(self, rql, args=None, build_descr=True):
         """execute a rql query, return resulting rows and their description in
         a :class:`~cubicweb.rset.ResultSet` object
 
@@ -517,10 +498,6 @@
 
             execute('Any X WHERE X eid %(x)s', {'x': 123})
         """
-        if eid_key is not None:
-            warn('[3.8] eid_key is deprecated, you can safely remove this argument',
-                 DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
-        # XXX use named argument for build_descr in case repo is < 3.8
         rset = self._repo.execute(self._sessid, rql, args,
                                   build_descr=build_descr, **self._txid())
         rset.req = self.req

--- a/devtools/testlib.py	Fri Oct 04 17:05:49 2013 +0200
+++ b/devtools/testlib.py	Mon Aug 26 16:12:30 2013 +0200
@@ -419,13 +419,10 @@
         return self.cnx.cursor(req or self.request())
 
     @nocoverage
-    def execute(self, rql, args=None, eidkey=None, req=None):
+    def execute(self, rql, args=None, req=None):
         """executes <rql>, builds a resultset, and returns a couple (rset, req)
         where req is a FakeRequest
         """
-        if eidkey is not None:
-            warn('[3.8] eidkey is deprecated, you can safely remove this argument',
-                 DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
         req = req or self.request(rql=rql)
         return req.execute(unicode(rql), args)
 
@@ -447,10 +444,7 @@
 
     # server side db api #######################################################
 
-    def sexecute(self, rql, args=None, eid_key=None):
-        if eid_key is not None:
-            warn('[3.8] eid_key is deprecated, you can safely remove this argument',
-                 DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
+    def sexecute(self, rql, args=None):
         self.session.set_cnxset()
         return self.session.execute(rql, args)
 
@@ -986,15 +980,6 @@
             self.assertEqual(len(MAILBOX), nb_msgs)
         return messages
 
-    # deprecated ###############################################################
-
-    @deprecated('[3.8] use self.execute(...).get_entity(0, 0)')
-    def entity(self, rql, args=None, eidkey=None, req=None):
-        if eidkey is not None:
-            warn('[3.8] eidkey is deprecated, you can safely remove this argument',
-                 DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
-        return self.execute(rql, args, req=req).get_entity(0, 0)
-
 
 # auto-populating test classes and utilities ###################################
 

--- a/doc/3.18.rst	Fri Oct 04 17:05:49 2013 +0200
+++ b/doc/3.18.rst	Mon Aug 26 16:12:30 2013 +0200
@@ -27,3 +27,4 @@
 * ``ldapuser`` have been dropped; use ``ldapfeed`` now
   (see `#2936496 <http://www.cubicweb.org/2936496>`_)
 
+* all 3.8 backward compat is gone

--- a/doc/book/en/devrepo/datamodel/definition.rst	Fri Oct 04 17:05:49 2013 +0200
+++ b/doc/book/en/devrepo/datamodel/definition.rst	Mon Aug 26 16:12:30 2013 +0200
@@ -226,13 +226,13 @@
 * `SizeConstraint`: allows to specify a minimum and/or maximum size on
   string (generic case of `maxsize`)
 
-* `BoundConstraint`: allows to specify a minimum and/or maximum value
+* `BoundaryConstraint`: allows to specify a minimum and/or maximum value
   on numeric types and date
 
 .. sourcecode:: python
 
-   from yams.constraints import BoundConstraint, TODAY
-   BoundConstraint('<=', TODAY())
+   from yams.constraints import BoundaryConstraint, TODAY
+   BoundaryConstraint('<=', TODAY())
 
 * `IntervalBoundConstraint`: allows to specify an interval with
   included values

--- a/server/migractions.py	Fri Oct 04 17:05:49 2013 +0200
+++ b/server/migractions.py	Mon Aug 26 16:12:30 2013 +0200
@@ -1461,12 +1461,9 @@
                 # no result to fetch
                 return
 
-    def rqlexec(self, rql, kwargs=None, cachekey=None, build_descr=True,
+    def rqlexec(self, rql, kwargs=None, build_descr=True,
                 ask_confirm=False):
         """rql action"""
-        if cachekey is not None:
-            warn('[3.8] cachekey is deprecated, you can safely remove this argument',
-                 DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
         if not isinstance(rql, (tuple, list)):
             rql = ( (rql, kwargs), )
         res = None

--- a/server/schemaserial.py	Fri Oct 04 17:05:49 2013 +0200
+++ b/server/schemaserial.py	Mon Aug 26 16:12:30 2013 +0200
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@
 def cstrtype_mapping(cursor):
     """cached constraint types mapping"""
     map = dict(cursor.execute('Any T, X WHERE X is CWConstraintType, X name T'))
-    if not 'BoundConstraint' in map:
-        map['BoundConstraint'] = map['BoundaryConstraint']
     return map
 
 # schema / perms deserialization ##############################################
@@ -344,13 +342,10 @@
     cstrtypemap = {}
     rql = 'INSERT CWConstraintType X: X name %(ct)s'
     for cstrtype in CONSTRAINTS:
-        if cstrtype == 'BoundConstraint':
-            continue # XXX deprecated in yams 0.29 / cw 3.8.1
         cstrtypemap[cstrtype] = execute(rql, {'ct': unicode(cstrtype)},
                                         build_descr=False)[0][0]
         if pb is not None:
             pb.update()
-    cstrtypemap['BoundConstraint'] = cstrtypemap['BoundaryConstraint']
     # serialize relations
     for rschema in schema.relations():
         # skip virtual relations such as eid, has_text and identity

--- a/server/session.py	Fri Oct 04 17:05:49 2013 +0200
+++ b/server/session.py	Mon Aug 26 16:12:30 2013 +0200
@@ -1176,14 +1176,11 @@
     source_from_eid = tx_meth('source_from_eid')
 
 
-    def execute(self, rql, kwargs=None, eid_key=None, build_descr=True):
+    def execute(self, rql, kwargs=None, build_descr=True):
         """db-api like method directly linked to the querier execute method.
 
         See :meth:`cubicweb.dbapi.Cursor.execute` documentation.
         """
-        if eid_key is not None:
-            warn('[3.8] eid_key is deprecated, you can safely remove this argument',
-                 DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
         self.timestamp = time() # update timestamp
         rset = self._execute(self, rql, kwargs, build_descr)
         rset.req = self

--- a/web/formwidgets.py	Fri Oct 04 17:05:49 2013 +0200
+++ b/web/formwidgets.py	Mon Aug 26 16:12:30 2013 +0200
@@ -588,13 +588,7 @@
     def _render(self, form, field, renderer):
         curvalues, attrs = self.values_and_attributes(form, field)
         domid = attrs.pop('id', None)
-        # XXX turn this as initializer argument
-        try:
-            sep = attrs.pop('separator')
-            warn('[3.8] separator should be specified using initializer argument',
-                 DeprecationWarning)
-        except KeyError:
-            sep = self.separator
+        sep = self.separator
         options = []
         for i, option in enumerate(field.vocabulary(form)):
             try:

--- a/web/views/primary.py	Fri Oct 04 17:05:49 2013 +0200
+++ b/web/views/primary.py	Mon Aug 26 16:12:30 2013 +0200
@@ -189,10 +189,6 @@
     def render_entity_toolbox(self, entity):
         self.content_navigation_components('ctxtoolbar')
 
-    @deprecated('[3.8] render_entity_metadata method is deprecated')
-    def render_entity_metadata(self, entity):
-        entity.view('metadata', w=self.w)
-
     def summary(self, entity):
         """default implementation return an empty string"""
         return u''

--- a/web/views/urlrewrite.py	Fri Oct 04 17:05:49 2013 +0200
+++ b/web/views/urlrewrite.py	Mon Aug 26 16:12:30 2013 +0200
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
         return None, None
 
 
-def build_rset(rql, rgxgroups=None, cachekey=None, setuser=False,
+def build_rset(rql, rgxgroups=None, setuser=False,
                vid=None, vtitle=None, form={}, **kwargs):
 
     def do_build_rset(inputurl, uri, req, schema, kwargs=kwargs):
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
             req.form['vid'] = vid
         if vtitle:
             req.form['vtitle'] = req._(vtitle) % kwargs
-        return None, req.execute(rql, kwargs, cachekey)
+        return None, req.execute(rql, kwargs)
     return do_build_rset
 
 def update_form(**kwargs):