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authorBjörn Gustavsson <[email protected]>2010-06-11 10:20:20 +0000
committerErlang/OTP <[email protected]>2010-06-11 14:15:26 +0200
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</header>
<p>This document describes the changes made to the Kernel application.</p>
+<section><title>Kernel 2.14</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ os:find_executable can now be fed with the complete name
+ of the executable on Windows and still find it. I.e
+ os:find_executable("werl.exe") will work as
+ os:find_executable("werl").</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-3626</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The shell's line editing has been improved to more
+ resemble the behaviour of readline and other shells.
+ (Thanks to Dave Peticolas)</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-8635</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Under certain circumstances the net kernel could hang.
+ (Thanks to Scott Lystig Fritchie.)</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-8643 Aux Id: seq11584 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The kernel DNS resolver was leaking one or two ports if
+ the DNS reply could not be parsed or if the resolver(s)
+ caused noconnection type errors. Bug now fixed. A DNS
+ specification borderline truncated reply triggering the
+ port leakage bug has also been fixed.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-8652</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>A bug introduced in kernel-2.13.5.3 has been
+ fixed.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-8686 Aux Id: OTP-8643, seq11584 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>As of this version, the global name server no longer
+ supports nodes running Erlang/OTP R11B.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-8527</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The file module's functions write,read and read_line now
+ handles named io_servers like 'standard_io' and
+ 'standard_error' correctly.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-8611</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ The functions file:advise/4 and file:datasync/1 have been
+ added. (Thanks to Filipe David Manana.)</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-8637</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>When exchanging groups between nodes <c>pg2</c> did
+ not remove duplicated members. This bug was introduced in
+ R13B03 (kernel-2.13.4).</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-8653</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ There is a new option 'exclusive' to file:open/2 that
+ uses the OS O_EXCL flag where supported to open the file
+ in exclusive mode.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-8670</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Kernel 2.13.5.1</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>