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diff --git a/whats/cooking/2010/09/15.txt b/whats/cooking/2010/09/15.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ecefa0d18f --- /dev/null +++ b/whats/cooking/2010/09/15.txt @@ -0,0 +1,185 @@ +From - Wed Sep 15 13:05:52 2010 +Date: Wed Sep 15 13:05:52 2010 +To: erlang patches <[email protected]> +Subject: What's cooking in erlang/otp (2010-09-15) +X-dev-at: c9a40f46a37bd0891779d9204244a86ffb34a683 + +The next release will be R14B01. + +The uw/epmd-fullnames branch has been taken out of 'pu' +and has is now listed in the Stalled section of this email. + +------------------------------------------------------------ +[Graduated] + +* cg/docs-fixes (erts, stdlib, tools) (2010-09-06) 2 commits + + Linkify applications listed under "See Also" (e51b9af) + + Fix minor typos in the documentation (731b839) + +* mk/net-dragonfly-bsd-patches (asn1, common_test, erl_interface, erts, et, mnesia, reltool, runtime_tools, test_server, wx) (2010-06-23) 4 commits + + Remove unused variables (88a04a1) + + Use proper install method (6960062) + + Add support for DragonFly BSD (2008472) + + Add support for NetBSD (2fb2a1e) + +* ms/ei-overflow-fix (erl_interface) (2010-08-21) 1 commit + + ei: prevent overflow in ei_connect_init/ei_xconnect (ada2e2f) + +* ms/ei_connect-doc-examples (erl_interface) (2010-08-21) 1 commit + + ei_connect: correct man page examples (cdd39a4) + +* ms/fix-erl_call-overflow (erl_interface) (2010-08-22) 1 commit + + erl_call: fix multiple buffer overflows (e4ee460) + +* ms/inet-bug-fixes (erts, kernel) (2010-07-21) 4 commits + + inet: support retrieving MAC address on BSD (8393c5d) + + inet: fix getservbyname buffer overflow (d61d41e) + + inet: fix ifr_name buffer overflow (227d3f3) + + inet: null terminate ifr_name buffer (cfcb962) + +* pg/fix-hipe-crash-in-gc_after_bif (erts) (2010-07-17) 1 commit + + Fix call to erts_gc_after_bif_call in hipe glue (8bbcecd) + +* ph/auto_recognize_ipv6 (kernel) (2010-09-06) 2 commits + + Add tests (296b3ae) + + Let an 8-tuple given as ip_address() for gen_tcp/gen_udp/gen_sctp imply 'inet6' (8e415cb) + +* ta/asn1-test-compile-options (asn1) (2010-04-24) 1 commit + + Fix asn1_SUITE test_compile_options:verbose/1 (da97a82) + +* ta/asn1ct-fix-whitespace (asn1) (2010-07-12) 1 commit + + asn1ct: change unusual whitespace char from 0xA0 to 0x20 (c43d20b) + +------------------------------------------------------------ +[New topics] + +* ta/eliminate-warnings (edoc, hipe, mnesia) (2010-09-12) 3 commits + - mnesia: Do not auto-import error/2 (4276689) + - hipe: Do not auto-import min/2 and max/2 (41693be) + - edoc: Do not auto-import error/1 (fa669f5) + +* ta/sendfile (erts, kernel) (2010-09-06) 1 commit + - Implement file:sendfile/4 and file:sendfile/2 (0c0514e) + +------------------------------------------------------------ +[Stalled] + +* er/ei-decode_msg (erl_interface) (2010-03-11) 1 commit + - Add function to decode distribution header (864091a) + +Needs documentation and test cases. + +Action expected from: Topic author + +* jn/gen_stream (stdlib) (2010-09-05) 5 commits + - Use erlang:process_info(Pid, links) to determine if gen_stream managed worker processes are leaked (b2386df) + - Move gen_stream internal process test to after termination of gen_stream parent (f1d8a97) + - Add calls to code loader in every test to verify code loader still running (ac6cbba) + - Track gen_stream processes directly for accurate test results (38a4083) + - Patch dev to reproduce jn/gen_stream (7694a74) + + . Add new gen_stream behaviour for efficiently consuming serial streams (65f3db8) + +This topic branch has a failing test case: + +shell_SUITE:start_restricted_from_shell; + We have now tested with and without this topic branch and when + it is present that test case fails. We consider it proved + to be guilty. The test case does not fail when run standalone + so it seems to be tricky... Also, some of its own test cases + fail sporadicly. + +Action expected from: Topic author. + +* jp/dependencies_makefile (compiler, erts) (2010-02-14) 3 commits + - squash! eliminate dialyzer warning (434e2ca) + - squash! fix snprintf for Windows (bf2708d) + - Add dependencies Makefile generation to erlc(1) and compile(3) (7cbc437) + +Approved in principle by the OTP Technical Board; now awaits a closer +review of the implementation. + +Action expected from: Björn Gustavsson (the reviewer) + +* kr/gs-browser (gs) (2010-02-10) 1 commit + - Change lib/gs/src/tool_utils.erl to select multiple browsers other than Netscape (802d159) + +This topic branch introduces a new call to the deprecated regexp module. + +Action expected from: Topic author or anyone else with an interest to +advance the topic + +* sf/erts_de_busy_limit (erts) (2010-06-08) 1 commit + - Add flag-based setting for 'erts_de_busy_limit' constant (67ed9ab) + +This topic branch has multiple issues described in this email: + +http://www.erlang.org/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mss:1303:201008:ldciadjdmjednikemjch + +Action expected from: Topic author. + +* uw/epmd-fullnames (kernel) (2010-05-07) 1 commit + . Allow the erlang nodename host part to differ from the hostname (e0774be) + +This topic branch needs to be rebased and the conflicts resolved. + +This topic branch also needs documentation and test cases. + +We are likely to approve the branch for graduation if those issues +are fixed. + +Action expected from: Topic author. + +------------------------------------------------------------ +[Cooking] + +* bg/temp-hipe-fixes (compiler, hipe, kernel) (2010-03-15) 6 commits + - Avoid crash by skipping compilation_SUITE:on_load/1 (290bb30) + - Inline less aggressively for native-code compilation (d505c72) + - Crudely fix return type for the lists:key{search,find,member}/3 (df0669e) + - seq_trace_SUITE: Don't native-compile (9e3a3f0) + - Disable native code if on_load is used (2446475) + - andor_SUITE: Don't native-compile (eed30d2) + +This branch contains temporary workarounds to avoid failing test +cases and is never intended to graduate. + +* gc/gen-format-status-improvements (stdlib) (2010-06-12) 1 commit + - Fix format_status bug for unregistered gen_event processes (95ed86f) + +* jf/run_erl-disable-flow-control (erts) (2010-03-05) 1 commit + - Teach run_erl RUN_ERL_DISABLE_FLOWCNTRL for disabling flow control (d0775cd) + +* km/pool_connect-to-running-nodes (stdlib) (2010-09-02) 1 commit + - Change pool module to attempt to attach to nodes that are already running (a9f4cbc) + +* ml/add-os-pid-to-port-info (erts) (2010-08-19) 1 commit + - Extend erlang:port_info/1,2 to show the OS pid of a spawned process (b2d85bf) + +* pg/honor-start-type-in-rel-files (sasl) (2010-06-06) 1 commit + - Honor start type in .rel files when building relup files (7599900) + +* rt/solaris-pty-handling-fixes (erts) (2010-08-06) 2 commits + - Add corrected support for Solaris PTYs to run_erl (2ba4818) + - Fix a typo that leads to syntax errors with DEBUG defined in run_erl (edfe4b9) + +* sa/callback-attr (compiler, inets, kernel, otp, stdlib) (2010-06-08) 7 commits + - Add callback specs into 'application' module in kernel (eea750e) + - Add callback specs to tftp module following internet documentation (d03554c) + - Add callback specs to inets_service module following possibly deprecated comments (3d0bf65) + - Add '-callback' attributes in stdlib's behaviours (b131583) + - Update primary bootstrap (b64ffe6) + - Automatical generation of 'behaviour_info' function from '-callback' attributes (879d6fc) + - Add '-callback' attribute to language syntax (d63a448) + +* sb/make-files-like-erlc (tools) (2010-05-18) 1 commit + - Change make:files to behave more like erlc (5e9d051) + +* sv/epmd-check-listen (erts) (2010-07-14) 1 commit + - check return value of epmd server listen() call (c5c8baa) + +* ta/asn1-reporting (asn1) (2010-04-23) 1 commit + - asn1ct: Make formatting of errors and warnings consistent (93face2) + +* ta/ensure-dot-ssh-exists (ssh) (2010-09-03) 1 commit + - ssh: ensure ~/.ssh exists (5bc5325) |