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@@ -2644,6 +2644,37 @@ os_prompt%</pre>
</desc>
</func>
<func>
+ <name>erlang:nif_error(Reason)</name>
+ <fsummary>Stop execution with a given reason</fsummary>
+ <type>
+ <v>Reason = term()</v>
+ </type>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Works exactly like
+ <seealso marker="#error/1">erlang:error/1</seealso>,
+ but Dialyzer thinks that this BIF will return an arbitrary term.
+ When used in a stub function for a NIF to generate an
+ exception when the NIF library is not loaded, Dialyzer
+ will not generate false warnings.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
+ <name>erlang:nif_error(Reason, Args)</name>
+ <fsummary>Stop execution with a given reason</fsummary>
+ <type>
+ <v>Reason = term()</v>
+ <v>Args = [term()]</v>
+ </type>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Works exactly like
+ <seealso marker="#error/2">erlang:error/2</seealso>,
+ but Dialyzer thinks that this BIF will return an arbitrary term.
+ When used in a stub function for a NIF to generate an
+ exception when the NIF library is not loaded, Dialyzer
+ will not generate false warnings.</p>
+ </desc>
+ </func>
+ <func>
<name>node() -> Node</name>
<fsummary>Name of the local node</fsummary>
<type>