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authorSverker Eriksson <[email protected]>2010-07-23 15:27:29 +0200
committerSverker Eriksson <[email protected]>2010-07-23 15:27:29 +0200
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NIF doc official support note
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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
index 8d2913ba4f..8e4d8130f5 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
@@ -34,11 +34,10 @@
<lib>erl_nif</lib>
<libsummary>API functions for an Erlang NIF library</libsummary>
<description>
- <warning><p>The NIF concept was introduced in R13B03 as an
- EXPERIMENTAL feature. The interfaces may be changed in any way
- in coming releases. The plan is however to lift the experimental label and
- maintain interface backward compatibility from R14B.</p>
- <p>Incompatible changes in <em>R14A</em>:</p>
+ <note><p>The NIF concept is officially supported from R14B. NIF source code
+ written for earlier experimental versions might need adaption to run on R14B.</p>
+ <p>No incompatible changes between <em>R14B</em> and R14A.</p>
+ <p>Incompatible changes between <em>R14A</em> and R13B04:</p>
<list>
<item>Environment argument removed for <c>enif_alloc</c>,
<c>enif_realloc</c>, <c>enif_free</c>, <c>enif_alloc_binary</c>,
@@ -50,14 +49,14 @@
<item>Module argument added to <c>enif_open_resource_type</c>
while changing name spaces of resource types from global to module local.</item>
</list>
- <p>Incompatible changes in <em>R13B04</em>:</p>
+ <p>Incompatible changes between <em>R13B04</em> and R13B03:</p>
<list>
<item>The function prototypes of the NIFs have changed to expect <c>argc</c> and <c>argv</c>
arguments. The arity of a NIF is by that no longer limited to 3.</item>
<item><c>enif_get_data</c> renamed as <c>enif_priv_data</c>.</item>
<item><c>enif_make_string</c> got a third argument for character encoding.</item>
</list>
- </warning>
+ </note>
<p>A NIF library contains native implementation of some functions
of an Erlang module. The native implemented functions (NIFs) are