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diff --git a/lib/asn1/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/asn1/doc/src/notes.xml index 7a371ddbf9..4b5bba742c 100644 --- a/lib/asn1/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/asn1/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <chapter> <header> <copyright> - <year>2004</year><year>2012</year> + <year>2004</year><year>2013</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -31,7 +31,73 @@ <p>This document describes the changes made to the asn1 application.</p> -<section><title>Asn1 1.8.1.1</title> +<section><title>Asn1 2.0.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Fix some Makefile rules that didn't support silent rules. + Thanks to Anthony Ramine.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11111</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>PER/UPER: A semi-constrained INTEGER with a non-zero + lower bound would be incorrectly decoded. This bug was + introduced in R16.</p> + <p>PER/UPER: Given <c>INTEGER (10..MAX, ...)</c>, + attempting to decode any integer below 10 would cause the + encoder to enter an infinite loop.</p> + <p>PER/UPER: For a type with an extensible SIZE + constraint, sizes outside of the root range were + incorrectly encoded.</p> + <p>Given a constraint such as <c>(SIZE (5, ...))</c>, + encoding a size less than 5 would fail (PER/UPER). + Similarly, for BER decoding would fail.</p> + <p>PER: The encoder did not align a known multiplier + string (such as IA5String) of length 16 bits (exactly) to + an octet boundary.</p> + <p>In rare circumstances, DEFAULT values for the UPER + backend could be wrongly encoded.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11134</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>UPER: The compiler would crash when compiling an + ENUMERATED having more than 63 extended values.</p> + <p>PER/UPER: A SEQUENCE with more 64 extended values + could not be decoded.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11153</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + When decoding a SEQUENCE defined inline inside a an + extension addition group, the record named generated by + the decoding code would not match the name in the + generated .hrl file.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11154 Aux Id: seq12339 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> Postscript files no longer needed for the generation + of PDF files have been removed. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11016</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Asn1 2.0.1.2</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> <list> @@ -48,6 +114,110 @@ </section> +<section><title>Asn1 2.0.1.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>The generated decoder for the 'per' and 'uper' + backends did not correctly decode ENUMERATEDs with a + single value.</p> + <p>The generated encoder for the 'per' and 'uper' + backends generated an empty binary for a top-level type + that did not need to be encoded (such as an ENUMERATED + with a single value). The correct result should be a + binary containing a 0 byte.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-10916 Aux Id: seq12270 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Asn1 2.0.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Fixed broken table constraints within a SET OF or + SEQUENCE OF for the BER backend.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-10853 Aux Id: seq12245 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<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 1.8.1</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> @@ -529,7 +699,7 @@ ENUMERATION type, the compilation will be terminated with an error code.<br/> Below follows an example on how to use the option from the command line with <c>erlc</c>:<br/> - <c>erlc -bper_bin +optimize +driver +"{n2n,'CauseMisc'}" +"{n2n,'CausePcl'}" MyModyle.asn</c> + <c>erlc -bper+"{n2n,'CauseMisc'}" +"{n2n,'CausePcl'}" MyModyle.asn</c> </p> <p> Own Id: OTP-8136 Aux Id: seq11347 </p> |