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diff --git a/lib/asn1/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/asn1/doc/src/notes.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..861de05a59 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/asn1/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -0,0 +1,748 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?> +<!DOCTYPE chapter SYSTEM "chapter.dtd"> + +<chapter> + <header> + <copyright> + <year>2004</year><year>2009</year> + <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> + </copyright> + <legalnotice> + The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, + Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in + compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the + Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be + retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/. + + Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" + basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See + the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations + under the License. + + </legalnotice> + + <title>asn1 Release Notes</title> + <prepared>otp_appnotes</prepared> + <docno>nil</docno> + <date>nil</date> + <rev>nil</rev> + <file>notes.xml</file> + </header> + <p>This document describes the changes made to the asn1 application.</p> + + +<section><title>Asn1 1.6.12</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The documentation is now built with open source tools + (xsltproc and fop) that exists on most platforms. One + visible change is that the frames are removed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8256</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + + +<section><title>Asn1 1.6.11</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + A new option <c>{n2n,TypeName}</c> can be used to + enable generation of conversion functions from name to number + and vice versa for selected ENUMERATION types. + The option can be repeated many times in order to specify several + types in the same file.<br/> + If the <c>TypeName</c> specified does not exists or is not an + 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> + </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8136 Aux Id: seq11347 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Range checks added for BIT STRING with fixed SIZE + constraint.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7972 Aux Id: seq11280 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Now support multiple-line comments in asn1-specs as + specified in ASN1 X.680 (07/2002), section 11.6.4</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8043</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Now parses and adds abstract syntax for PATTERN subtype + constraint. No other action is taken on this type of + constraint.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8046</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The ASN1 subtype constraint <c>CONTAINING Type</c>, + <c>CONTAINING Type ENCODED BY Value</c> and <c>ENCODED BY + Value</c> now is parsed. Abstract syntax is added but no + further action in generated code is taken.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8047</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Asn1 1.6.10</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + A faulty receive case that catch-ed all messages in the + initialization of the driver has been removed, the + initialization has been restructured.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7954 Aux Id: seq11220 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The anonymous part of the decode that splits the ASN1 TLV + into Tag Value tuples has been optimized.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7953</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Asn1 1.6.9</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Error that caused crash when drivers were loaded is now + corrected. Parallel driver for asn1 now enabled.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7904 Aux Id: seq11220 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Optimized code for ENUMERATION type in encoder/decoder.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7909</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Asn1 1.6.8.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Removed parallel-driver functionality due to failure + when loading the driver.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7900 Aux Id: seq11220 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Generated code now uses guards that is not obsolete, e.g. + <c>is_integer/1</c> instead of <c>integer/1</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7910</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + + +<section><title>Asn1 1.6.8</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + A BIT STRING with a size constraint that has a single + value and an extension as in <c> BIT STRING (SIZE + (16,...))</c> was erroneous encoded/decoded. This is now + corrected and follows X.691 Section 15.6.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7876 Aux Id: seq11220 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Asn1 1.6.7</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Now asn1 starts multiple drivers to enable simultaneous + encode/decode in different processes for the + asn1-backends using linked-in driver.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7801</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Asn1 1.6.6</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Decode of an open_type when the value was empty tagged + type encoded with indefinite length failed. This is now + corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7759 Aux Id: seq11166 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Encode of BIT STRING with size of exact length, on + compact_bit_string format in UNALIGNED PER failed when + value had the right size, i.e. no padding needed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7763 Aux Id: seq11182 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Asn1 1.6.5</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + For a BIT STRING with SIZE constraint higher than 255 + compiled with <c>[per_bin,optimize, + compact_bit_string]</c> an improper io-list was created + and sent to the c-driver for complete encoding. This + error has been resolved.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7734 Aux Id: seq11170 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Asn1 1.6.4</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + A a SEQUENCE OF with a type that is a CHOICE with + ellipses occurred falsely a compile error. The error + causing that is now removed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7708 Aux Id: seq11136 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Asn1 1.6.3</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + constrained number with a value-range greater than 512 now + has the proper interpretation of the values that causes + shift to the next number of units (bits), According to + limit condition <c>2^m < "range" =< 2^(m + 1)</c> then the + number of bits are m + 1.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7681 Aux Id: seq11114 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Can now handle default values of simple types that is + provided on its own format, i.e. not just as + asn1_DEFAULT.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7678 Aux Id: seq11114 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Asn1 1.6.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + comparison of two value definitions failed due to new + module name field in valuedef record. It is now + corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7608</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Asn1 1.6.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Bug regarding propagation of parameters of parameterized + type fixed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7174 Aux Id: seq10864 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + A bug, related to instantiation of a parameterized type + with a type definition in the parameter-list, has been + removed. The definition of the parameter type was in + another module than the instance definition causing + limited module info.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7299 Aux Id: seq10864 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Removed hard-coded name that may cause name collision.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7322 Aux Id: seq10864 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Object set of a class with id with properties UNIQUE + OPTIONAL and the id field is lacking in the object is for + now treated as a object without a unique identifier, i.e. + no table is generated for this object.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7332 Aux Id: seq10864 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Compiler crashed when failed to handle a OID as + ValueFromObject.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7476 Aux Id: seq10999 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + A corrupted encoding may cause a loop when a buffer of at + least two bytes of zero matches tag and length of a SET + component. This behavior occurred only with decoder + generated with <c>ber</c> or <c>ber_bin</c> options. Now a + control breaks the loop.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7533</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Encode of BIT STRING longer than 255 bits with a + <c>SIZE(integer())</c> constraint caused a crash when + spec was compiled with <c>per_bin, optimize</c> options.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7602 Aux Id: seq11079 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Now supports REAL type of base 2 and 10</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7166 Aux Id: seq10864 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + By the asn1 compiler option <c>{record_name_prefix + Name}</c> a prefix is chosen to the name of the record + generated in the .hrl and used in the generated .erl + files.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7204 Aux Id: seq10853 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The TypeFromObject production now covered</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7295 Aux Id: seq10468 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Extended support for ObjectSetFromObjects. Production + occurred as a part of the RootElementSetSpec of the + ObjectSetSpec. Added also support for Exclusion of + Element in ObjectSetSpec.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7306 Aux Id: seq10864 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Now implements RELATIVE-OID</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7334 Aux Id: seq10864 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Asn1 1.6</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Now is ordering, according to the canonical order, of + components in a SET added. Canonical order is described + in X.691 9.2 and X.680 8.6</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7375 Aux Id: unaligned PER </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The precedence rules for extended constraints have been + misinterpreted. The rule says for instance that if there + are more than one constraint on a type that have + extension-mark, only the last of the extension-marks would + be kept. This affects the encoding of PER and is now + corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7400 Aux Id: OTP-7335 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + A constrained number with a single-value constraint that + is extensible was falsely encoded/decoded in + aligned/unaligned PER. This is now corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7403</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The ASN.1 compiler has got a new backend supporting PER + UNALIGNED. Previously it was only support for PER + ALIGNED.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7335</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Now the asn1-compiler handles unions and intersections of + PermittedAlphabet constraints.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7374 Aux Id: unaligned PER </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + With the undocumented option <c>no_final_padding</c> the + whole encoded message is not padded to a border of a + byte. Thus the returned encoded message is a + <c>bitstring</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7407</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Asn1 1.5.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + When duplicates of object fields were removed only one + table access function for each unique identifier value + was generated. This can occur when several object sets + are merged by use of ObjectSetFromObjects.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7263 Aux Id: seq10864 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + DER: For some complex types and components with reference + to type in several steps the default value check function + was not generated. This is now fixed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7268 Aux Id: seq10684 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Now is the tag in a tagged type as parameter propagated + to the instance.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7273 Aux Id: seq10864 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Added type T61String that is similar to TeletexString</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7264 Aux Id: seq10864 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + + +<section><title>Asn1 1.5.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + A bug related to renaming of types has been fixed.This + occurred using the .set.asn functionality.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7149 Aux Id: seq10853 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + syntax error in ASN1 value now correctly shown</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7154 Aux Id: seq10864 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Now a COMPONENTS OF construct in a parameterized type + is expanded correctly</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7155 Aux Id: seq10864 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Now the asn1-compiler also handles empty SEQUENCE DEFAULT + values as <c>{}</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7169 Aux Id: seq10864 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Now SelectionType gets the tag of the selected type.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7171 Aux Id: seq10864 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Correction of generated code for decode of an open type + in a SEQUECNE OF/ SET OF</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7193 Aux Id: seq10875 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Misc improvements and bug corrections regarding default + values.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7199 Aux Id: seq10864 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + +</section> + +<section><title>Asn1 1.5</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Now generating records in .hrl file for instances of + parameterized SEQUENCE or SET.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-6835</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Optimization using bitstr in encode/decode functions. Active with + <c>[per_bin, optimize]</c> options.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-6882</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Asn1 1.4.6</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Parsing and encoding/decoding of type constrained with + SIZE with extension is now recovered.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-6763</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + <c>inline</c> failed because trying to use a removed + module.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-6769</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed problem with a reference to a type from an object. + The failure was caused bye change of type name when using + <c>inline</c> option.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-6770</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Handling of decode pattern for exclusive decode was false + in the case when an un-decoded component had more than one + following elements that should be decoded.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-6786</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Now the asn1-compiler supports two root lists in SEQUENCE + and SET according to alternative three in + ComponentTypeLists (X.680 07/2002 section 24.1), i.e. + with an extension list between two ellipses.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-5067 Aux Id: seq8452 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + + <section> + <title>Asn1 1.4.5</title> + + <section> + <title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list type="bulleted"> + <item> + <p>Merging modules by <c>inline</c> earlier disabled the + driver (used in modules generated with + [optimized]/[optimized,driver] options). Now this is + repaired.</p> + <p>Own Id: OTP-6601</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Checking phase now aware of which module an INSTANCE OF + is declared in.</p> + <p>Own Id: OTP-6702</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list type="bulleted"> + <item> + <p>The compiler now handle all forms of ObjectSetSpec + according to ITU-T recommendation X.681 (ISO/IEC + 8824-2:2002).</p> + <p>Own Id: OTP-6698</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Enhanced support of referencing object sets by + ObjectSetFromObjects.</p> + <p>Own Id: OTP-6707</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Support for parameterized object in an object set.</p> + <p>Own Id: OTP-6717</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + <!-- p>There are also release notes for <url href="notes_history.html">older versions</url>.</p --> + </section> +</chapter> + |