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Diffstat (limited to 'erts')
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/escript.xml | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | erts/doc/src/notes.xml | 41 |
2 files changed, 52 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/escript.xml b/erts/doc/src/escript.xml index 1d5d280338..bbb00fd14a 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/escript.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/escript.xml @@ -35,6 +35,28 @@ <p><c>escript</c> provides support for running short Erlang programs without having to compile them first, and an easy way to retrieve the command-line arguments.</p> + + <p>It is possible to bundle <c>escript</c>(s) with an Erlang + runtime system to make it self-sufficient and relocatable. In such + a standalone system, the <c>escript</c>(s) should be located in + the top <c>bin</c> directory of the standalone system and given + <c>.escript</c> as file extension. Further the (built-in) + <c>escript</c> program should be copied to the same directory and + given the scripts original name (without the <c>.escript</c> + extension). This will enable use of the bundled Erlang runtime + system.</p> + + <p>The (built-in) <c>escript</c> program first determines which + Erlang runtime system to use and then starts it to execute your + script. Usually the runtime system is located in the same Erlang + installation as the <c>escript</c> program itself. But for + standalone systems with one or more escripts it may be the case + that the <c>escript</c> program in your path actually starts the + runtime system bundled with the escript. This is intentional, and + typically happens when the standalone system <c>bin</c> directory is not + in the execution path (as it may cause its <c>erl</c> program to + override the desired one) and the <c>escript</c>(s) are referred to via + symbolic links from a <c>bin</c> directory in the path.</p> </description> <funcs> diff --git a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml index 3b86a4dcdf..152d144234 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -32,40 +32,52 @@ <p>This document describes the changes made to the ERTS application.</p> -<section><title>Erts 8.3.2</title> +<section><title>Erts 8.3.3</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> <list> <item> <p> - The <c>+Bi</c> command line argument of <c>erl</c> - erroneously caused <c>SIGTERM</c> to be ignored by the VM - as well as of all its child processes. This bug was - introduced in erts version 8.3.</p> + Fixed memory segment cache used for multiblock carriers. + Huge (> 2GB) memory segments could cause a VM crash. + Creation of such huge memory segments used for multiblock + carriers is however very uncommon.</p> <p> - Own Id: OTP-14358 Aux Id: OTP-14085 </p> + Own Id: OTP-14360 Aux Id: ERL-401, PR-1417 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix release note for OTP-14290 in ERTS version 8.3.1. It + was erroneously placed under "Known Bugs and Problems".</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14363 Aux Id: OTP-14290 </p> </item> </list> </section> </section> -<section><title>Erts 8.3.1</title> +<section><title>Erts 8.3.2</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> <list> <item> <p> - Trying to open a directory with file:read_file/1 on Unix - leaked a file descriptor. This bug has now been fixed.</p> + The <c>+Bi</c> command line argument of <c>erl</c> + erroneously caused <c>SIGTERM</c> to be ignored by the VM + as well as of all its child processes. This bug was + introduced in erts version 8.3.</p> <p> - Own Id: OTP-14308 Aux Id: ERL-383 </p> + Own Id: OTP-14358 Aux Id: OTP-14085 </p> </item> </list> </section> +</section> - <section><title>Known Bugs and Problems</title> +<section><title>Erts 8.3.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> <list> <item> <p> @@ -76,6 +88,13 @@ <p> Own Id: OTP-14290</p> </item> + <item> + <p> + Trying to open a directory with file:read_file/1 on Unix + leaked a file descriptor. This bug has now been fixed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14308 Aux Id: ERL-383 </p> + </item> </list> </section> |