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diff --git a/release-notes/OTP-18.2.README.txt b/release-notes/OTP-18.2.README.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b9bc64c --- /dev/null +++ b/release-notes/OTP-18.2.README.txt @@ -0,0 +1,1201 @@ +Patch Package: OTP 18.2 +Git Tag: OTP-18.2 +Date: 2015-12-16 +Trouble Report Id: OTP-12003, OTP-12392, OTP-12457, OTP-12699, + OTP-12759, OTP-12787, OTP-12792, OTP-12836, + OTP-12837, OTP-12838, OTP-12936, OTP-12939, + OTP-12966, OTP-12985, OTP-13000, OTP-13007, + OTP-13008, OTP-13010, OTP-13015, OTP-13017, + OTP-13018, OTP-13026, OTP-13029, OTP-13030, + OTP-13031, OTP-13032, OTP-13035, OTP-13040, + OTP-13042, OTP-13044, OTP-13048, OTP-13052, + OTP-13054, OTP-13055, OTP-13063, OTP-13066, + OTP-13067, OTP-13068, OTP-13069, OTP-13070, + OTP-13071, OTP-13076, OTP-13078, OTP-13079, + OTP-13083, OTP-13084, OTP-13091, OTP-13092, + OTP-13093, OTP-13101, OTP-13102, OTP-13105, + OTP-13106, OTP-13107, OTP-13109, OTP-13110, + OTP-13113, OTP-13115, OTP-13116, OTP-13117, + OTP-13125, OTP-13130, OTP-13132, OTP-13134, + OTP-13137, OTP-13141, OTP-13142, OTP-13143, + OTP-13144, OTP-13145, OTP-13146, OTP-13147, + OTP-13149, OTP-13150, OTP-13155, OTP-13156, + OTP-13157, OTP-13158, OTP-13159, OTP-13160, + OTP-13162, OTP-13163, OTP-13165, OTP-13166, + OTP-13173, OTP-13181, OTP-13188, OTP-13189 +Seq num: seq12945, seq12959, seq12978 +System: OTP +Release: 18 +Application: asn1-4.0.1, common_test-1.11.1, + compiler-6.0.2, crypto-3.6.2, dialyzer-2.8.2, + diameter-1.11.1, erl_docgen-0.4.1, + erl_interface-3.8.1, erts-7.2, eunit-2.2.12, + hipe-3.14, inets-6.1, jinterface-1.6.1, + kernel-4.1.1, observer-2.1.1, + parsetools-2.1.1, public_key-1.1, + runtime_tools-1.9.2, sasl-2.6.1, snmp-5.2.1, + ssh-4.2, ssl-7.2, stdlib-2.7, + test_server-3.9.1, tools-2.8.2, typer-0.9.10, + wx-1.6, xmerl-1.3.9 +Predecessor: OTP 18.1.5 + + Check out the git tag OTP-18.2, and build a full OTP system including + documentation. Apply one or more applications from this build as + patches to your installation using the 'otp_patch_apply' tool. For + information on install requirements, see descriptions for each + application version below. + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- HIGHLIGHTS ------------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + OTP-12392 Application(s): ssl + + Add upper limit for session cache, configurable on ssl + application level. + + If upper limit is reached, invalidate the current cache + entries, e.i the session lifetime is the max time a + session will be keept, but it may be invalidated + earlier if the max limit for the table is reached. This + will keep the ssl manager process well behaved, not + exhusting memeory. Invalidating the entries will + incrementally empty the cache to make room for fresh + sessions entries. + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- asn1-4.0.1 ------------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The asn1-4.0.1 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13149 Application(s): asn1 + + Trying to encode an empty named BIT STRING in BER would + fail with a function_clause exception. (Thanks to + Svilen Ivanov for reporting this bug.) + + + Full runtime dependencies of asn1-4.0.1: erts-7.0, kernel-3.0, + stdlib-2.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- common_test-1.11.1 ---------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The common_test-1.11.1 application can be applied independently of + other applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13007 Application(s): common_test + + When data from the netconf server was split into many + ssh packages, the netconf client performed really bad. + This is now improved. + + + OTP-13008 Application(s): common_test + + In ct_netconfc, if a timer expired 'at the same time' + as the server sent the rpc-reply, the timeout message + might already be in the client's message queue when the + client removed the timer ref from its 'pending' list. + This caused a crash in the client since the timer ref + could no longer be found when handling the timeout + message. This problem is now fixed by always flushing + the timeout message from the message queue when + canceling a timer. + + + OTP-13035 Application(s): common_test + + The error logger handler ct_conn_log_h did not respect + the 'silent' option, and tried to print to an undefined + file descriptor. This has been corrected. + + + OTP-13173 Application(s): common_test + Related Id(s): seq12978 + + If the user would let the test run proceed after test + suite compilation failure, Common Test did not set the + exit status to indicate failure as expected. This has + been corrected. Also, the 'abort_if_missing_suites' + option now makes Common Test abort the test run without + asking the user if compilation fails, even if access to + stdin/stdout exists. + + + OTP-13181 Application(s): common_test, test_server + + With the Common Test 'create_priv_dir' start option set + to 'auto_per_tc', the name of the priv directory for a + configuration function could clash with the name of the + priv directory for a test case, which would cause Test + Server failure. This error has been corrected. + + + Full runtime dependencies of common_test-1.11.1: compiler-6.0, + crypto-3.6, debugger-4.1, erts-7.0, inets-6.0, kernel-4.0, + observer-2.1, runtime_tools-1.8.16, sasl-2.4.2, snmp-5.1.2, ssh-4.0, + stdlib-2.5, test_server-3.9, tools-2.8, xmerl-1.3.8 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- compiler-6.0.2 -------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The compiler-6.0.2 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13091 Application(s): compiler + + Fix cerl_trees:label/2 bug with map K/V swap + + + OTP-13113 Application(s): compiler + + Warnings produced when the 'bin_opt_info' option was + given could sometimes lack filenames and line numbers. + (Thanks to José Valim for reporting this bug.) + + + Full runtime dependencies of compiler-6.0.2: crypto-3.6, erts-7.0, + hipe-3.12, kernel-4.0, stdlib-2.5 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- crypto-3.6.2 ---------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The crypto-3.6.2 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13017 Application(s): crypto, erts, eunit, snmp + + Small documentation fixes + + + Full runtime dependencies of crypto-3.6.2: erts-6.0, kernel-3.0, + stdlib-2.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- dialyzer-2.8.2 -------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Note! The dialyzer-2.8.2 application can *not* be applied + independently of other applications on an arbitrary OTP 18 + installation. + + On a full OTP 18 installation, also the following runtime + dependency has to be satisfied: + -- hipe-3.13 (first satisfied in OTP 18.1) + + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13068 Application(s): dialyzer, hipe + + Reintroduce the erlang:make_fun/3 BIF in erl_bif_types. + + + Full runtime dependencies of dialyzer-2.8.2: compiler-5.0, erts-7.0, + hipe-3.13, kernel-3.0, stdlib-2.5, syntax_tools-1.6.14, wx-1.2 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- diameter-1.11.1 ------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The diameter-1.11.1 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13137 Application(s): diameter + + Fix request table leaks + + The End-to-End and Hop-by-Hop identifiers of outgoing + Diameter requests are stored in a table in order for + the caller to be located when the corresponding answer + message is received. Entries were orphaned if the + handler was terminated by an exit signal as a + consequence of actions taken by callback functions, or + if callbacks modified identifiers in retransmission + cases. + + + Full runtime dependencies of diameter-1.11.1: erts-6.0, kernel-3.0, + ssl-5.3.4, stdlib-2.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- erl_docgen-0.4.1 ------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The erl_docgen-0.4.1 application can be applied independently of + other applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-13026 Application(s): erl_docgen, erts + + Updated the xmllint target to just check the xml files + with real documentation content. + Corrected some errors and added some missing target in + the DTD's. + + + Full runtime dependencies of erl_docgen-0.4.1: edoc-0.7.13, erts-6.0, + stdlib-2.5, xmerl-1.3.7 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- erl_interface-3.8.1 --------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The erl_interface-3.8.1 application can be applied independently of + other applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-13188 Application(s): erl_interface + + Fix the conditional selection of gethostbyname_r and + gethostbyaddr_r. + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- erts-7.2 -------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The erts-7.2 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13017 Application(s): crypto, erts, eunit, snmp + + Small documentation fixes + + + OTP-13076 Application(s): erts + Related Id(s): seq12959 + + Fix memory corruption bug caused by disabling + distribution and then re-enable distribution with a + node name that has previously been used by a remote + node. + + + OTP-13079 Application(s): erts + + Renamed variables with name bool as Visual Studio 2015 + now treats this is a keyword. + + + OTP-13102 Application(s): erts + + erl_prim_loader has not supported custom loaders for + several releases. In the documentation for + erl_prim_loader, all references to custom loaders have + now been removed. + + + OTP-13105 Application(s): erts + + Fixed compilation of erts together with libc versions + that do not define __uint32_t. + + + OTP-13107 Application(s): erts + + erl -make now returns non-zero exit codes on failure + + + OTP-13115 Application(s): erts + + Fix crash on init:restart in embedded mode caused by + on_load handler process not being relaunched leading to + load failure for modules such as crypto and asn1rt_nif + that need it to be present for correct NIF loading. + + + OTP-13125 Application(s): erts + + Fix maps decode in erlang:binary_to_term/1 + + Decoding a term with a large (HAMT) map in an small + (FLAT) map could cause a critical error if the external + format was not produced by beam. + + + OTP-13146 Application(s): erts + + Fix very rare bug in GC when big maps with a lot of + hash collisions from a remote node are waiting in inner + message queue. + + + OTP-13150 Application(s): erts + + Fixed a bug that could cause a crash dump to become + almost empty. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-13026 Application(s): erl_docgen, erts + + Updated the xmllint target to just check the xml files + with real documentation content. + Corrected some errors and added some missing target in + the DTD's. + + + OTP-13147 Application(s): erts + + Add function enif_getenv to read OS environment + variables in a portable way from NIFs. + + + Full runtime dependencies of erts-7.2: kernel-4.0, sasl-2.4, + stdlib-2.5 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- eunit-2.2.12 ---------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The eunit-2.2.12 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13017 Application(s): crypto, erts, eunit, snmp + + Small documentation fixes + + + Full runtime dependencies of eunit-2.2.12: erts-6.0, kernel-3.0, + stdlib-2.5 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- hipe-3.14 ------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Note! The hipe-3.14 application can *not* be applied independently of + other applications on an arbitrary OTP 18 installation. + + On a full OTP 18 installation, also the following runtime + dependency has to be satisfied: + -- erts-7.1 (first satisfied in OTP 18.1) + + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13048 Application(s): hipe + + Fix hipe bug causing segfaults when native code + constructs binaries starting with a zero-length integer + field. + + + OTP-13068 Application(s): dialyzer, hipe + + Reintroduce the erlang:make_fun/3 BIF in erl_bif_types. + + + OTP-13092 Application(s): hipe + + In certain cases of matching with very big binaries, + the HiPE compiler generated code that would fail the + match, even in cases that the matching was successful. + The problem was more quite noticeable on 32-bit + platforms. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-13159 Application(s): hipe + + mikpe/hipe_x86_signal-musl-support + + + Full runtime dependencies of hipe-3.14: compiler-5.0, erts-7.1, + kernel-3.0, stdlib-2.5, syntax_tools-1.6.14 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- inets-6.1 ------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The inets-6.1 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13069 Application(s): inets + + Replace obs-folds with spaces instead of failing + + + OTP-13071 Application(s): inets + + Add validation fun for URI scheme to http_uri API + + + OTP-13093 Application(s): inets + + Handle stream bodies as documented. + + + OTP-13110 Application(s): inets + + Correct error handling of mod_esi generated chunks. + Send warning headers in chunk trailers instead of + generating an unexpected additional 500 request + response, when problems, such as a timeout occurs. + + + OTP-13117 Application(s): inets + + HTTP client terminates gracefully when an invalid + chunked length header is encountered. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-12985 Application(s): inets + + Add default for SNI (Server Name Indication) when + running https using the inets HTTP-client. + + + OTP-13116 Application(s): inets + + Be forgiving to chunked sizes that have trailing + whitespaces as prior implementation was. Also some + legacy embedded devices does actually have trailing + whitespaces even though this in not according to the + spec. + + + Full runtime dependencies of inets-6.1: erts-6.0, kernel-3.0, + mnesia-4.12, runtime_tools-1.8.14, ssl-5.3.4, stdlib-2.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- jinterface-1.6.1 ------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The jinterface-1.6.1 application can be applied independently of + other applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13106 Application(s): jinterface + + Add missing Term tag matching switch statement that was + missing an external fun tag. + + + OTP-13165 Application(s): jinterface + + fixed writing small compressed values. + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- kernel-4.1.1 ---------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Note! The kernel-4.1.1 application can *not* be applied independently + of other applications on an arbitrary OTP 18 installation. + + On a full OTP 18 installation, also the following runtime + dependencies have to be satisfied: + -- sasl-2.6 (first satisfied in OTP 18.1) + -- stdlib-2.6 (first satisfied in OTP 18.1) + + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-12836 Application(s): kernel + + Host name lookups though inet_res, the Erlang DNS + resolver, are now done case insensitively according to + RFC 4343. Patch by Holger Weiß. + + + OTP-13040 Application(s): kernel + + IPv6 distribution handler has been updated to share + code with IPv4 so that all features are supported in + IPv6 as well. A bug when using an IPv4 address as + hostname has been fixed. + + + OTP-13083 Application(s): kernel + + Caching of host names in the internal DNS resolver + inet_res has been made character case insensitive for + host names according to RFC 4343. + + + OTP-13155 Application(s): kernel + Related Id(s): PR#646 + + Cooked file mode buffering has been fixed so + file:position/2 now works according to Posix on Posix + systems i.e. when file:position/2 returns an error the + file pointer is unaffected. + + The Windows system documentation, however, is unclear + on this point so the documentation of file:position/2 + still does not promise anything. + + Cooked file mode file:pread/2,3 and file:pwrite/2,3 + have been corrected to honor character encoding like + the combination of file:position/2 and file:read/2 or + file:write/2 already does. This is probably not very + useful since the character representation on the + caller's side is latin1, period. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-12837 Application(s): kernel + + Add {line_delim, byte()} option to inet:setopts/2 and + decode_packet/3 + + + Full runtime dependencies of kernel-4.1.1: erts-7.0, sasl-2.6, + stdlib-2.6 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- observer-2.1.1 -------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The observer-2.1.1 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13030 Application(s): observer + + Show ets owner pid in crashdump viewers popup window, + thanks Leo Liu. + + + OTP-13044 Application(s): observer + + Several initialisms (eg, ERTS, ETS, SMP) are used as + headings. They were being capitalized incorrectly. + + + OTP-13163 Application(s): observer + + Fixed a crash in crashdump viewer when dump contained a + truncated binary. + + + Full runtime dependencies of observer-2.1.1: erts-7.0, et-1.5, + inets-5.10, kernel-3.0, runtime_tools-1.8.14, stdlib-2.0, wx-1.2 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- parsetools-2.1.1 ------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The parsetools-2.1.1 application can be applied independently of + other applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13031 Application(s): parsetools + + Correct the documentation of the error tuple returned + by Yecc and Leex. + + + Full runtime dependencies of parsetools-2.1.1: erts-6.0, kernel-3.0, + stdlib-2.5 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- public_key-1.1 -------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The public_key-1.1 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-12936 Application(s): public_key, ssh + + The 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp256', 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp384' and + 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp521' signature algorithms for ssh are + implemented. See RFC 5656. + + + OTP-13054 Application(s): public_key, ssh + Related Id(s): OTP-13052 + + There is now a file (public_key/priv/moduli) which + lists size-generator-modulus triples. The purpose is to + give servers the possibility to select the crypto + primes randomly among a list of pregenerated triples. + This reduces the risk for some attacks on + diffie-hellman negotiation. + + See the reference manual for public_key:dh_gex_group/4 + where the handling of this is described. + + The ssh server (ssh:daemon) uses this. + + + OTP-13132 Application(s): public_key + + Add different upper bounds for diffrent string types as + suggested by comment in PKIX1Explicit88. + + + Full runtime dependencies of public_key-1.1: asn1-3.0, crypto-3.3, + erts-6.0, kernel-3.0, stdlib-2.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- runtime_tools-1.9.2 --------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The runtime_tools-1.9.2 application can be applied independently of + other applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-13078 Application(s): runtime_tools + + Clarified dbg:stop documentation + + + Full runtime dependencies of runtime_tools-1.9.2: erts-7.0, + kernel-3.0, mnesia-4.12, stdlib-2.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- sasl-2.6.1 ------------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Note! The sasl-2.6.1 application can *not* be applied independently + of other applications on an arbitrary OTP 18 installation. + + On a full OTP 18 installation, also the following runtime + dependencies have to be satisfied: + -- kernel-4.1 (first satisfied in OTP 18.1) + -- stdlib-2.6 (first satisfied in OTP 18.1) + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-13000 Application(s): sasl + + Documentation improvements + + + Full runtime dependencies of sasl-2.6.1: erts-6.0, kernel-4.1, + stdlib-2.6, tools-2.6.14 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- snmp-5.2.1 ------------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The snmp-5.2.1 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13017 Application(s): crypto, erts, eunit, snmp + + Small documentation fixes + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-13101 Application(s): snmp + + Update configuration check of imask ( list of ones and + zeros) to allow the empty list. + + + Full runtime dependencies of snmp-5.2.1: crypto-3.3, erts-6.0, + kernel-3.0, mnesia-4.12, runtime_tools-1.8.14, stdlib-2.5 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- ssh-4.2 --------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The ssh-4.2 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-12699 Application(s): ssh + Related Id(s): OTP-11688 + + Better error handling in ssh_file. There was some rare + errors when a NFS-mounted file was opened by ssh_file + and then remotely deleted during reading. That caused + an endless loop. + + That bug is now fixed. + + + OTP-12759 Application(s): ssh + + Fixed a bug in the compression algorithm + + + OTP-12966 Application(s): ssh + Related Id(s): seq12945 + + It is now possible to start more than one daemon with a + file descriptor given in option fd. Each daemon must of + course have a unique file descriptor. + + + OTP-13029 Application(s): ssh + + Fixed a bug that caused the option dh_gex_limit to be + ignored. + + + OTP-13158 Application(s): ssh + + A problem is fixed with the ssh:connect option + pref_public_key_algs specifying user keys. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-12003 Application(s): ssh + + Document updates in the ssh reference manual: app doc + file and ssh_connection. + + + OTP-12787 Application(s): ssh + + The authorization phase is made stateful to prevent ssh + acting on messages sent in wrong order. + + + OTP-12792 Application(s): ssh + Related Id(s): #5214, 6166, Codenomicon + + Testcases for bad message lengths and for bad subfield + lengths added. + + + OTP-12936 Application(s): public_key, ssh + + The 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp256', 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp384' and + 'ecdsa-sha2-nistp521' signature algorithms for ssh are + implemented. See RFC 5656. + + + OTP-12939 Application(s): ssh + + The crypto algorithms 'aes192-ctr' and 'aes256-ctr' are + implemented. See RFC 4344. + + + OTP-13018 Application(s): ssh + + The ciphers and macs AEAD_AES_128_GCM and + AEAD_AES_256_GCM are implemented but not enabled per + default. See the SSH App Reference Manual and RFC5647 + for details. + + The ciphers [email protected] and + [email protected] are also implemented and + available in the default configuration. + + + OTP-13052 Application(s): ssh + Related Id(s): OTP-13054 + + The ssh:daemon option dh_gex_groups is extended to read + a user provided ssh moduli file with generator-modulus + pairs. The file is in openssh format. + + + OTP-13054 Application(s): public_key, ssh + Related Id(s): OTP-13052 + + There is now a file (public_key/priv/moduli) which + lists size-generator-modulus triples. The purpose is to + give servers the possibility to select the crypto + primes randomly among a list of pregenerated triples. + This reduces the risk for some attacks on + diffie-hellman negotiation. + + See the reference manual for public_key:dh_gex_group/4 + where the handling of this is described. + + The ssh server (ssh:daemon) uses this. + + + OTP-13055 Application(s): ssh + Related Id(s): OTP-13053 + + The ssh:daemon option pwdfun now also takes a fun/4. + This enables the user to 1) check userid-password in + another way than the builtin algorithm, 2) implement + rate limiting per user or source IP or IP+Port, and 3) + implement blocking of missbehaving peers. + + The old fun/2 still works as previously. + + + OTP-13066 Application(s): ssh + + There is now a new option to make the server limit the + size range of moduli available for the diffie-hellman + group exchange negotiation. See option + {dh_gex_limits,{Min,Max}} in ssh:daemon/3. + + + OTP-13067 Application(s): ssh + + Ecdh key exchange now validates compressed and + uncompressed keys as defined in rfc5656 + + + OTP-13109 Application(s): ssh + + Search order for the .ssh directory are changed so + $HOME is tried before init:get_argument(home). + + + OTP-13130 Application(s): ssh + + The sftp receive window handling is optimized so it + will not update the remote end too often. This makes + "sftp mget" considerable faster. + + + OTP-13156 Application(s): ssh + + The option key_cb is extended to take an optional list + that is passed to the callback module as an option. + With this it is possible to have different keys + depending on which host that is connected. Another + possibility is to write a callback module that fetches + keys etc from a database. + + Thanks to Vipin Nair. + + + Full runtime dependencies of ssh-4.2: crypto-3.3, erts-6.0, + kernel-3.0, public_key-0.22, stdlib-2.3 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- ssl-7.2 --------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The ssl-7.2 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-12838 Application(s): ssl + + Honor distribution port range options + + + OTP-13134 Application(s): ssl + + Correct supervisor specification in TLS distribution. + + + OTP-13141 Application(s): ssl + + Correct cache timeout + + + OTP-13144 Application(s): ssl + + Avoid crash and restart of ssl process when key file + does not exist. + + + OTP-13166 Application(s): ssl + + Enable passing of raw socket options on the format + {raw,_,_,_} to the underlying socket. + + + OTP-13189 Application(s): ssl + + Hibernation with small or a zero timeout will now work + as expected + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-12392 Application(s): ssl + + *** HIGHLIGHT *** + + Add upper limit for session cache, configurable on ssl + application level. + + If upper limit is reached, invalidate the current cache + entries, e.i the session lifetime is the max time a + session will be keept, but it may be invalidated + earlier if the max limit for the table is reached. This + will keep the ssl manager process well behaved, not + exhusting memeory. Invalidating the entries will + incrementally empty the cache to make room for fresh + sessions entries. + + + OTP-12457 Application(s): ssl + + Use new time functions to measure passed time. + + + OTP-13142 Application(s): ssl + + Improved error handling in TLS distribution + + + OTP-13143 Application(s): ssl + + Distribution over TLS now honors the nodelay + distribution flag + + + Full runtime dependencies of ssl-7.2: crypto-3.3, erts-7.0, + inets-5.10.7, kernel-3.0, public_key-1.0, stdlib-2.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- stdlib-2.7 ------------------------------------------------------ + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Note! The stdlib-2.7 application can *not* be applied independently + of other applications on an arbitrary OTP 18 installation. + + On a full OTP 18 installation, also the following runtime + dependencies have to be satisfied: + -- kernel-4.1 (first satisfied in OTP 18.1) + -- sasl-2.6 (first satisfied in OTP 18.1) + + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13084 Application(s): stdlib + + The Erlang Pretty Printer uses :: for function type + constraints. + + A bug concerning pretty printing of annotated type + union elements in map pair types has been fixed. + + Some minor issues regarding the documentation of types + and specs have been corrected. + + + OTP-13145 Application(s): stdlib + + The shell command rp prints strings as lists of + integers if pretty printing of lists is set to false. + + + OTP-13157 Application(s): stdlib + + The shell would crash if a bit syntax expression with + conflicting types were given (e.g. if a field type was + given as 'integer-binary'). (Thanks to Aleksei Magusev + for reporting this bug.) + + + OTP-13162 Application(s): stdlib + + The rand:export_seed/0 would never return 'undefined' + even if no seed has previously been created. Fixed to + return 'undefined' if there is no seed in the process + dictionary. + + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-13032 Application(s): stdlib + + Add support for the Delete, Home and End keys in the + Erlang shell. + + + OTP-13063 Application(s): stdlib + + beam_lib:all_chunks/1 and beam_lib:build_module/1 have + been documented. + + + Full runtime dependencies of stdlib-2.7: compiler-5.0, crypto-3.3, + erts-7.0, kernel-4.1, sasl-2.6 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- test_server-3.9.1 ----------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The test_server-3.9.1 application can be applied independently of + other applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13015 Application(s): test_server + + When generating Makefile from Makefile.src, + ts_lib:get_arg/4 earlier removed all spaces in the + extracted argument. The code was probably meant for + removing leading and trailing spaces only, and is now + corrected to do so. + + + OTP-13181 Application(s): common_test, test_server + + With the Common Test 'create_priv_dir' start option set + to 'auto_per_tc', the name of the priv directory for a + configuration function could clash with the name of the + priv directory for a test case, which would cause Test + Server failure. This error has been corrected. + + + Full runtime dependencies of test_server-3.9.1: erts-7.0, inets-6.0, + kernel-4.0, observer-2.1, runtime_tools-1.8.16, stdlib-2.5, + syntax_tools-1.7, tools-2.8 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- tools-2.8.2 ----------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The tools-2.8.2 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13042 Application(s): tools + + The emacs mode does not add a newline after the arrow + on -callback lines anymore. + + + Full runtime dependencies of tools-2.8.2: compiler-5.0, erts-7.0, + inets-5.10, kernel-3.0, runtime_tools-1.8.14, stdlib-2.5, + webtool-0.8.10 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- typer-0.9.10 ---------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The typer-0.9.10 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13010 Application(s): typer + + Fix a bug that could result in a crash when printing + warnings onto standard error. + + + Full runtime dependencies of typer-0.9.10: compiler-5.0, + dialyzer-2.7, erts-6.0, hipe-3.10.3, kernel-3.0, stdlib-2.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- wx-1.6 ---------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The wx-1.6 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Improvements and New Features --- + + OTP-13160 Application(s): wx + + Add wxOverlay and make wxPostScripDC optional to make + it easier to build on windows. + + Correct some function specifications. + + The driver implementation have been optimized and now + invokes commands after events have been sent to erlang. + + + Full runtime dependencies of wx-1.6: erts-6.0, kernel-3.0, stdlib-2.0 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- xmerl-1.3.9 ----------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + The xmerl-1.3.9 application can be applied independently of other + applications on a full OTP 18 installation. + + --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions --- + + OTP-13070 Application(s): xmerl + + Removed the built-in definitions of xml.xsd from the + xmerl_xsd module. + + + Full runtime dependencies of xmerl-1.3.9: erts-6.0, kernel-3.0, + stdlib-2.5 + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --- Thanks to ------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + + Andrey Mayorov, Ben Tyler, Constantin Rack, Danil Zagoskin, David + Whitlock, Derek Brown, Eric Appelt, Gary Coulbourne, + Holger Weiß, Ian Denhardt, Johannes Weißl, Josh Adams, Kirill + Zaborsky, Kirilll Zaborsky, Kostis Sagonas, Loïc Hoguin, Luca + Favatella, Luis Rascao, Magnus Henoch, Magnus Lång, Magnus + Ottenklinger, Mikael Pettersson, Nico Kruber, Pawel Pikula, Pierre + Fenoll, Péter Gömöri, Riccardo, Rich Morin, Roger Lipscombe, Rory + Byrne, Serge Aleynikov, Sergey Savenko, Steven Danna, Tobias + Schlager, Tom Briden, Tom Szilagyi, Tuncer Ayaz, Vipin Nair, Vlad + Dumitrescu, soranoba, xsipewe + + + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + --------------------------------------------------------------------- + |