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diff --git a/lib/asn1/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/asn1/doc/src/notes.xml index 72b496caf7..da0812f000 100644 --- a/lib/asn1/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/asn1/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,73 @@ <p>This document describes the changes made to the asn1 application.</p> +<section><title>Asn1 2.0</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Encoding SEQUENCEs with multiple extension addition + groups with optional values could fail (depending both on + the specification and whether all values were provided).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-10664</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>The options for the ASN.1 compiler has been + drastically simplified. The backend is chosen by using + <c>ber</c>, <c>per</c>, or <c>uper</c>. The options + <c>optimize</c>, <c>nif</c>, and <c>driver</c> are no + longer needed. The old options will still work, but will + issue a warning.</p> + <p>Another change is that generated <c>encode/2</c> + function will always return a binary (some backends used + to return an iolist).</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-10410 Aux Id: kunagi-254 [165] </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The ASN.1 compiler generates faster decode functions for + PER and UPER. Some minor improvements have also been made + for PER/UPER encoding, and to the BER backend.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-10519 Aux Id: kunagi-322 [233] </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>The ASN.1 compiler will now always include necessary + run-time functions in the generated Erlang modules + (except for <c>asn1rt_nif</c> which is still neeeded). If + the option '<c>inline</c>' is used the ASN.1 compiler + will generate a warning. But if + '<c>{inline,OutputFile}</c>' is use, the ASN.1 compiler + will refuse to compile the file. (Use a <c>.set.asn</c> + file if you need to remove the output file.)</p> + <p>The '<c>BIT STRING</c>' type will now be decoded as + Erlang bitstrings by default. Use the new + <c>legacy_bit_string</c> option to encode as lists of + ones and zeroes. (The <c>compact_bit_string</c> option + still works as before.)</p> + <p>Open types are now always returned as binaries (when + there is no information allowing them to be decoded).</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-10588 Aux Id: kunagi-341 [252] </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Asn1 1.8</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |