Document new cdv script and cdv.bat file for starting crashdump viewer

3 files changed, 37 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/lib/observer/doc/src/crashdump.xml b/lib/observer/doc/src/crashdump.xml
index f8d7641524..b6056c2ed1 100644
--- a/lib/observer/doc/src/crashdump.xml
+++ b/lib/observer/doc/src/crashdump.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <header>
     <copyright>
       <year>2003</year>
-      <year>2007</year>
+      <year>2011</year>
       <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder>
     </copyright>
     <legalnotice>
@@ -38,6 +38,10 @@
   <description>
     <p>The Crashdump Viewer is an HTML based tool for browsing Erlang
       crashdumps. Crashdump Viewer runs under the WebTool application.</p>
+
+    <p>See the <seealso marker="crashdump_ug">user's guide</seealso>
+    for more information about how to get started with the Crashdump
+    Viewer.</p>
   </description>
   <funcs>
     <func>
diff --git a/lib/observer/doc/src/crashdump_help.html b/lib/observer/doc/src/crashdump_help.html
index 736a024288..268b9495d6 100644
--- a/lib/observer/doc/src/crashdump_help.html
+++ b/lib/observer/doc/src/crashdump_help.html
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ SRC="min_head.gif"></a>
 
     
 
-    <a NAME="ets_tables">
+    <a NAME="ets_tables"><a NAME="internal_ets_tables">
     <h3>ETS tables</h3>
 
       <p>The ETS table information page shows all ETS table
@@ -304,4 +304,4 @@ Copyright &copy; 1991-2003
 </font>
 </center>
 </body>
-</html>
\ No newline at end of file
+</html>
diff --git a/lib/observer/doc/src/crashdump_ug.xml b/lib/observer/doc/src/crashdump_ug.xml
index 9913b30e38..dc65fe5b39 100644
--- a/lib/observer/doc/src/crashdump_ug.xml
+++ b/lib/observer/doc/src/crashdump_ug.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 <chapter>
   <header>
     <copyright>
-      <year>2003</year><year>2009</year>
+      <year>2003</year><year>2011</year>
       <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
     </copyright>
     <legalnotice>
@@ -38,12 +38,31 @@
 
   <section>
     <title>Getting Started</title>
-    <p>From an erlang node, start Crashdump Viewer by calling
-      <c>crashdump_viewer:start()</c>. This will automatically start
-      WebTool and display the web address where WebTool can be
-      found. See the documentation for the WebTool application for
-      further information about how to use WebTool.
-      </p>
+
+    <p>The easiest way to start Crashdump Viewer is to use the
+    provided shell script named <c>cdv</c> with the full path to the
+    erlang crashdump as an argument. The script can be found in the
+    priv directory of the <c>observer</c> application. This starts
+    WebTool, Crashdump Viewer and a web browser, and loads the given
+    file. The browser should then display a page named General
+    Information which shows a short summary of the information in
+    the crashdump.</p>
+
+    <p>The default browser is Internet Explorer on Windows or else
+    Firefox. To use another browser, give the browser's start command
+    as the second argument to <c>cdv</c>. If the given browser name is
+    not known to Crashdump Viewer, the browser argument is executed as
+    a command with the start URL as the only argument.</p>
+
+    <p>Under Windows the batch file <c>cdv.bat</c> can be used.</p>
+
+    <p>It is also possible to start the Crashdump Viewer from within
+    an erlang node by calling <seealso
+    marker="crashdump_viewer#start/0">crashdump_viewer:start/0</seealso>. This
+    will automatically start WebTool and display the web address where
+    WebTool can be found. See the documentation for the WebTool
+    application for further information about how to use WebTool.</p>
+
     <p>Point your web browser to the address displayed, and you should
       now see the start page of WebTool. At the top of the page, you
       will see a link to "CrashDumpViewer". Click this link to get to
@@ -52,15 +71,12 @@
       connection to the internet, or you must set no proxy for
       localhost.)
       </p>
-    <p>You can also start WebTool, Crashdump Viewer and a browser in
-      one go by running the <c>start_webtool</c> script found in the
-      <c>priv</c> directory of the WebTool application, e.g.
-            <br></br>
-<c>>start_webtool crashdump_viewer</c></p>
     <p>From the start page of Crashdump Viewer, push the "Load
       Crashdump" button to load a crashdump into the tool. Then enter
-      the filename of the crashdump in the entry field and push the "Ok"
-      button.
+      the filename of the crashdump in the entry field and push the
+      "Ok" button. This will bring you to the General Information
+      page, i.e. the same page as the <c>cdv</c> script will open in
+      the browser.
       </p>
     <p>Crashdumps generated by OTP R9C and later are loaded directly
       into the Crashdump Viewer, while dumps from earlier releases first