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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml')
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1 files changed, 36 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml b/lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml index 10164890f2..7f3d6aa60e 100644 --- a/lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml +++ b/lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2017</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2018</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ <rev>A</rev> <file>compile.sgml</file> </header> - <module>compile</module> + <module since="">compile</module> <modulesummary>Erlang Compiler</modulesummary> <description> <p>This module provides an interface to the standard Erlang @@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ <funcs> <func> - <name>env_compiler_options()</name> + <name since="OTP 19.0">env_compiler_options()</name> <fsummary> Compiler options defined via the environment variable <c>ERL_COMPILER_OPTIONS</c> @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ </desc> </func> <func> - <name>file(File)</name> + <name since="">file(File)</name> <fsummary>Compiles a file.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Is the same as @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ </func> <func> - <name>file(File, Options) -> CompRet</name> + <name since="">file(File, Options) -> CompRet</name> <fsummary>Compiles a file.</fsummary> <type> <v>CompRet = ModRet | BinRet | ErrRet</v> @@ -123,6 +123,17 @@ in the Efficiency Guide.</p> </item> + <tag><c>{compile_info, [{atom(), term()}]}</c></tag> + <item> + <p>Allows compilers built on top of <c>compile</c> to attach + extra compilation metadata to the <c>compile_info</c> chunk + in the generated beam file.</p> + + <p>It is advised for compilers to remove all non-deterministic + information if the <c>deterministic</c> option is supported and + it was supplied by the user.</p> + </item> + <tag><c>compressed</c></tag> <item> <p>The compiler will compress the generated object code, @@ -192,7 +203,8 @@ <tag><c>deterministic</c></tag> <item> <p>Omit the <c>options</c> and <c>source</c> tuples in - the list returned by <c>Module:module_info(compile)</c>. + the list returned by <c>Module:module_info(compile)</c>, and + reduce the paths in stack traces to the module name alone. This option will make it easier to achieve reproducible builds. </p> </item> @@ -222,6 +234,15 @@ module.beam: module.erl \ header.hrl</code> </item> + <tag><c>makedep_side_effect</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The dependecies are created as a side effect to the + normal compilation process. This means that the object + file will also be produced. This option override the + <c>makedep</c> option. + </p> + </item> + <tag><c>{makedep_output, Output}</c></tag> <item> <p>Writes generated rules to <c>Output</c> instead of the @@ -327,8 +348,8 @@ module.beam: module.erl \ <tag><c>{source,FileName}</c></tag> <item> - <p>Sets the value of the source, as returned by - <c>module_info(compile)</c>.</p> + <p>Overrides the source file name as presented in + <c>module_info(compile)</c> and stack traces.</p> </item> <tag><c>{outdir,Dir}</c></tag> @@ -629,14 +650,6 @@ module.beam: module.erl \ <p>Turns off warnings for unused record types. Default is to emit warnings for unused locally defined record types.</p> </item> - - <tag><c>nowarn_get_stacktrace</c></tag> - <item> - <p>Turns off warnings for using <c>get_stacktrace/0</c> in a context - where it will probably not work in a future release. For example, - by default there will be a warning if <c>get_stacktrace/0</c> is - used following a <c>catch</c> expression.</p> - </item> </taglist> <p>Another class of warnings is generated by the compiler @@ -705,7 +718,7 @@ module.beam: module.erl \ </func> <func> - <name>forms(Forms)</name> + <name since="">forms(Forms)</name> <fsummary>Compiles a list of forms.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Is the same as @@ -715,7 +728,7 @@ module.beam: module.erl \ </func> <func> - <name>forms(Forms, Options) -> CompRet</name> + <name since="">forms(Forms, Options) -> CompRet</name> <fsummary>Compiles a list of forms.</fsummary> <type> <v>Forms = [Form]</v> @@ -736,7 +749,7 @@ module.beam: module.erl \ </func> <func> - <name>format_error(ErrorDescriptor) -> chars()</name> + <name since="">format_error(ErrorDescriptor) -> chars()</name> <fsummary>Formats an error descriptor.</fsummary> <type> <v>ErrorDescriptor = errordesc()</v> @@ -751,7 +764,7 @@ module.beam: module.erl \ </func> <func> - <name>output_generated(Options) -> true | false</name> + <name since="">output_generated(Options) -> true | false</name> <fsummary>Determines whether the compiler generates an output file.</fsummary> <type> <v>Options = [term()]</v> @@ -766,7 +779,7 @@ module.beam: module.erl \ </func> <func> - <name>noenv_file(File, Options) -> CompRet</name> + <name since="">noenv_file(File, Options) -> CompRet</name> <fsummary>Compiles a file (ignoring <c>ERL_COMPILER_OPTIONS)</c>.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Works like <seealso marker="#file/2">file/2</seealso>, @@ -776,7 +789,7 @@ module.beam: module.erl \ </func> <func> - <name>noenv_forms(Forms, Options) -> CompRet</name> + <name since="">noenv_forms(Forms, Options) -> CompRet</name> <fsummary>Compiles a list of forms (ignoring <c>ERL_COMPILER_OPTIONS)</c>.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Works like <seealso marker="#forms/2">forms/2</seealso>, @@ -786,7 +799,7 @@ module.beam: module.erl \ </func> <func> - <name>noenv_output_generated(Options) -> true | false</name> + <name since="">noenv_output_generated(Options) -> true | false</name> <fsummary>Determines whether the compiler generates an output file (ignoring <c>ERL_COMPILER_OPTIONS)</c>.</fsummary> <type> |