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-rw-r--r--erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml10
2 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c89301d0eb..96db464b52 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ for more information.
You can contribute to Erlang/OTP by opening a Pull Request.
Make sure you create a new branch for your pull request with `git checkout -b new-branch-name`.
+Give the branch a short but descriptive name, like `stdlib/lists-length-fix`.
Never do your work directly on `maint` or `master`.
## Fixing a bug
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ conflicts or include the latest changes.
compiled and that it works.
* Check for unnecessary whitespace before committing with `git diff --check`.
+However, do not fix preexisting whitespace errors in otherwise untouched source lines.
Check your coding style:
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
index 0fff8f7cad..a20b8ee884 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_nif.xml
@@ -1250,8 +1250,9 @@ typedef struct {
<fsummary>Format strings and Erlang terms.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Similar to <c>fprintf</c> but this format string also accepts
- <c>"%T"</c>, which formats Erlang terms.</p>
- <p>This function was originally intenden for debugging purpose. It is not
+ <c>"%T"</c>, which formats Erlang terms of type
+ <seealso marker="#ERL_NIF_TERM"><c>ERL_NIF_TERM</c></seealso>.</p>
+ <p>This function is primarily intenden for debugging purpose. It is not
recommended to print very large terms with <c>%T</c>. The function may
change <c>errno</c>, even if successful.</p>
</desc>
@@ -3191,8 +3192,9 @@ if (retval &amp; ERL_NIF_SELECT_STOP_CALLED) {
<fsummary>Format strings and Erlang terms.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Similar to <c>snprintf</c> but this format string also accepts
- <c>"%T"</c>, which formats Erlang terms.</p>
- <p>This function was originally intenden for debugging purpose. It is not
+ <c>"%T"</c>, which formats Erlang terms of type
+ <seealso marker="#ERL_NIF_TERM"><c>ERL_NIF_TERM</c></seealso>.</p>
+ <p>This function is primarily intenden for debugging purpose. It is not
recommended to print very large terms with <c>%T</c>. The function may
change <c>errno</c>, even if successful.</p>
</desc>