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diff --git a/lib/asn1/doc/src/asn1ct.xml b/lib/asn1/doc/src/asn1ct.xml index fcd77e9dc6..5871c8ad68 100644 --- a/lib/asn1/doc/src/asn1ct.xml +++ b/lib/asn1/doc/src/asn1ct.xml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?> +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> <!DOCTYPE erlref SYSTEM "erlref.dtd"> <erlref> @@ -42,6 +42,17 @@ can be used in during development of applications which handles ASN.1 data (encoded as BER or PER).</p> <note> + <p>By default in OTP 17, the representation of the BIT STRING + and OCTET STRING types as Erlang terms have changed. BIT + STRING values are now Erlang bitstrings and OCTET STRING values + are binaries. For details see <seealso + marker="asn1_ug#BIT STRING">BIT STRING</seealso> and <seealso + marker="asn1_ug#OCTET STRING">OCTET STRING</seealso> in User's + Guide.</p> + <p>To revert to the old representation of the types, use the + <c>legacy_erlang_types</c> option.</p> + </note> + <note> <p>In R16, the options have been simplified. The back-end is chosen using one of the options <c>ber</c>, <c>per</c>, or <c>uper</c>. The options <c>optimize</c>, <c>nif</c>, and <c>driver</c> options @@ -64,7 +75,7 @@ <v>Asn1module = atom() | string()</v> <v>Options = [Option| OldOption]</v> <v>Option = ber | per | uper | der | compact_bit_string | - legacy_bit_string | + legacy_bit_string | legacy_erlang_types | noobj | {n2n, EnumTypeName} |{outdir, Dir} | {i, IncludeDir} | asn1config | undec_rest | no_ok_wrapper | {macro_name_prefix, Prefix} | {record_name_prefix, Prefix} | verbose | warnings_as_errors</v> @@ -163,6 +174,7 @@ File3.asn </pre> BIT STRING type section in the Users Guide </seealso>. </p> + <p>This option implies the <c>legacy_erlang_types</c> option.</p> </item> <tag><c>legacy_bit_string</c></tag> <item> @@ -175,8 +187,19 @@ File3.asn </pre> <seealso marker="asn1_ug#BIT STRING"> BIT STRING type section in the Users Guide </seealso>. + <p>This option implies the <c>legacy_erlang_types</c> option.</p> </p> </item> + <tag><c>legacy_erlang_types</c></tag> + <item> + <p>Use the same Erlang types to represent BIT STRING and + OCTET STRING as in R16. For details see <seealso + marker="asn1_ug#BIT STRING">BIT STRING</seealso> and + <seealso marker="asn1_ug#OCTET STRING">OCTET + STRING</seealso> in User's Guide.</p> + <p><em>This option is not recommended for + new code.</em></p> + </item> <tag><c>{n2n, EnumTypeName}</c></tag> <item> <p> |