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diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml index ccaa9b725f..fa3daaeecc 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_prim_loader.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2009</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2011</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -55,33 +55,31 @@ <c>-loader_debug</c> are also experimental</p></warning> </description> + <datatypes> + <datatype> + <name name="host"/> + </datatype> + </datatypes> + <funcs> <func> - <name>start(Id, Loader, Hosts) -> {ok, Pid} | {error, What}</name> + <name name="start" arity="3"/> <fsummary>Start the Erlang low level loader</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Id = term()</v> - <v>Loader = atom() | string()</v> - <v>Hosts = [Host]</v> - <v>Host = atom()</v> - <v>Pid = pid()</v> - <v>What = term()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Starts the Erlang low level loader. This function is called by the <c>init</c> process (and module). The <c>init</c> - process reads the command line flags <c>-id Id</c>, - <c>-loader Loader</c>, and <c>-hosts Hosts</c>. These are + process reads the command line flags <c>-id <anno>Id</anno></c>, + <c>-loader <anno>Loader</anno></c>, and <c>-hosts <anno>Hosts</anno></c>. These are the arguments supplied to the <c>start/3</c> function.</p> <p>If <c>-loader</c> is not given, the default loader is <c>efile</c> which tells the system to read from the file system.</p> - <p>If <c>-loader</c> is <c>inet</c>, the <c>-id Id</c>, - <c>-hosts Hosts</c>, and <c>-setcookie Cookie</c> flags must - also be supplied. <c>Hosts</c> identifies hosts which this + <p>If <c>-loader</c> is <c>inet</c>, the <c>-id <anno>Id</anno></c>, + <c>-hosts <anno>Hosts</anno></c>, and <c>-setcookie Cookie</c> flags must + also be supplied. <c><anno>Hosts</anno></c> identifies hosts which this node can contact in order to load modules. One Erlang runtime system with a <c>erl_boot_server</c> process must be - started on each of hosts given in <c>Hosts</c> in order to + started on each of hosts given in <c><anno>Hosts</anno></c> in order to answer the requests. See <seealso marker="kernel:erl_boot_server">erl_boot_server(3)</seealso>.</p> <p>If <c>-loader</c> is something else, the given port program @@ -90,35 +88,26 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name>get_file(Filename) -> {ok, Bin, FullName} | error</name> + <name name="get_file" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Get a file</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Filename = string()</v> - <v>Bin = binary()</v> - <v>FullName = string()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>This function fetches a file using the low level loader. - <c>Filename</c> is either an absolute file name or just the name + <c><anno>Filename</anno></c> is either an absolute file name or just the name of the file, for example <c>"lists.beam"</c>. If an internal path is set to the loader, this path is used to find the file. If a user supplied loader is used, the path can be stripped off if it is obsolete, and the loader does not use a path. - <c>FullName</c> is the complete name of the fetched file. - <c>Bin</c> is the contents of the file as a binary.</p> + <c><anno>FullName</anno></c> is the complete name of the fetched file. + <c><anno>Bin</anno></c> is the contents of the file as a binary.</p> - <p>The <c>Filename</c> can also be a file in an archive. For example - <c>/otp/root/lib/mnesia-4.4.7.ez/mnesia-4.4.7/ebin/mnesia_backup.beam</c> + <p>The <c><anno>Filename</anno></c> can also be a file in an archive. For example + <c>/otp/root/lib/mnesia-4.4.7.ez/mnesia-4.4.7/ebin/mnesia_backup.beam</c>. See <seealso marker="kernel:code">code(3)</seealso> about archive files.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>get_path() -> {ok, Path}</name> + <name name="get_path" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Get the path set in the loader</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Path = [Dir]</v> - <v>Dir = string()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>This function gets the path set in the loader. The path is set by the <c>init</c> process according to information found @@ -126,35 +115,26 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name>list_dir(Dir) -> {ok, Filenames} | error</name> + <name name="list_dir" arity="1"/> <fsummary>List files in a directory</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Dir = name()</v> - <v>Filenames = [Filename]</v> - <v>Filename = string()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Lists all the files in a directory. Returns - <c>{ok, Filenames}</c> if successful. Otherwise, it returns - <c>error</c>. <c>Filenames</c> is a list of + <c>{ok, <anno>Filenames</anno>}</c> if successful. Otherwise, it returns + <c>error</c>. <c><anno>Filenames</anno></c> is a list of the names of all the files in the directory. The names are not sorted.</p> - <p>The <c>Dir</c> can also be a directory in an archive. For example - <c>/otp/root/lib/mnesia-4.4.7.ez/mnesia-4.4.7/ebin</c> + <p>The <c><anno>Dir</anno></c> can also be a directory in an archive. For example + <c>/otp/root/lib/mnesia-4.4.7.ez/mnesia-4.4.7/ebin</c>. See <seealso marker="kernel:code">code(3)</seealso> about archive files.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>read_file_info(Filename) -> {ok, FileInfo} | error</name> + <name name="read_file_info" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Get information about a file</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Filename = name()</v> - <v>FileInfo = #file_info{}</v> - </type> <desc> <p>Retrieves information about a file. Returns - <c>{ok, FileInfo}</c> if successful, otherwise - <c>error</c>. <c>FileInfo</c> is a record + <c>{ok, <anno>FileInfo</anno>}</c> if successful, otherwise + <c>error</c>. <c><anno>FileInfo</anno></c> is a record <c>file_info</c>, defined in the Kernel include file <c>file.hrl</c>. Include the following directive in the module from which the function is called:</p> @@ -162,18 +142,14 @@ -include_lib("kernel/include/file.hrl").</code> <p>See <seealso marker="kernel:file">file(3)</seealso> for more info about the record <c>file_info</c>.</p> - <p>The <c>Filename</c> can also be a file in an archive. For example - <c>/otp/root/lib/mnesia-4.4.7.ez/mnesia-4.4.7/ebin/mnesia_backup.beam</c> + <p>The <c><anno>Filename</anno></c> can also be a file in an archive. For example + <c>/otp/root/lib/mnesia-4.4.7.ez/mnesia-4.4.7/ebin/mnesia_backup.beam</c>. See <seealso marker="kernel:code">code(3)</seealso> about archive files.</p> </desc> </func> <func> - <name>set_path(Path) -> ok</name> + <name name="set_path" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Set the path of the loader</fsummary> - <type> - <v>Path = [Dir]</v> - <v>Dir = string()</v> - </type> <desc> <p>This function sets the path of the loader if <c>init</c> interprets a <c>path</c> command in the start script.</p> |