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diff --git a/lib/asn1/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/asn1/doc/src/notes.xml index ff7962edd9..cb89bb298b 100644 --- a/lib/asn1/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/asn1/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,112 @@ <p>This document describes the changes made to the asn1 application.</p> +<section><title>Asn1 3.0</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Subtyping an extensible ENUMERATED would cause an + compilation error. (Thanks to Morten Nygaard Åsnes for + reporting this bug.)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11700</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>When specifying the value for an OCTET STRING in a + specification, the ASN.1 standard clearly states that the + value must be either a bstring or an hstring, but NOT a + cstring. The ASN.1 compiler will now generate a + compilation error if the value of an OCTET STRING is + given as a character string.</p> + <p>That is, the following example is now illegal:</p> + <p><c>string OCTET STRING ::= "Now illegal"</c></p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11727</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Application upgrade (appup) files are corrected for the + following applications: </p> + <p> + <c>asn1, common_test, compiler, crypto, debugger, + dialyzer, edoc, eldap, erl_docgen, et, eunit, gs, hipe, + inets, observer, odbc, os_mon, otp_mibs, parsetools, + percept, public_key, reltool, runtime_tools, ssh, + syntax_tools, test_server, tools, typer, webtool, wx, + xmerl</c></p> + <p> + A new test utility for testing appup files is added to + test_server. This is now used by most applications in + OTP.</p> + <p> + (Thanks to Tobias Schlager)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11744</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + By giving --enable-static-{nifs,drivers} to configure it + is now possible to statically linking of nifs and drivers + to the main Erlang VM binary. At the moment only the asn1 + and crypto nifs of the Erlang/OTP nifs and drivers have + been prepared to be statically linked. For more details + see the Installation Guide in the System documentation.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11258</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Code generation for the <c>per</c> and <c>uper</c> + backends has been somewhat improved.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11573</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>The OCTET STRING and BIT STRING types now have a more + natural mapping to Erlang types (binary and bitstring, + respectively), which is more efficient and will avoid + useless conversions between lists and + binaries/bitstrings.</p> + <p>This is an incompatible change. To revert to the old + mapping to support existing applications, use the + <c>legacy_erlang_types</c> option.</p> + <p>Impact: There is a potential for better performance, + as it is now possible to avoid conversions between lists + and binaries both in the generated ASN.1 encode/decode + code and in the application itself.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11594</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>All functions in the <c>asn1rt</c> module, as well as + <c>asn1ct:decode/3</c> and <c>asn1ct:encode/3</c>, are + now deprecated.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11731</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Generated .hrl files are now protected from being + included more than once.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11804</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Asn1 2.0.4</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |