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diff --git a/lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml index 3f53a71764..e2a921a6f2 100644 --- a/lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,75 @@ <p>This document describes the changes made to the Compiler application.</p> +<section><title>Compiler 4.8.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + In rare circumstance, the compiler could crash when + compiling a case statement. (Thanks to Hakan Mattsson.)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9842</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Calling a guard test (such as is_list/1) from the + top-level in a guard, would cause a compiler crash if + there was a local definition with the same name. + Corrected to reject the program with an error + message.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9866</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Using <c>get/1</c> in a <c>try</c> block could in some + cases cause an internal compiler error. (Thanks to Eric + Merritt.)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9867</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + An unexported on_load function would not get run if the + module was compiled with the <c>inline</c> option. + (Thanks to Yiannis Tsiouris.)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9910</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fixed a discrepancy in compile_info</p> + <p> + The BEAM disassembler used the atom 'none' to signify the + absence of a compile_info chunk in a .beam file. This + clashed with the type declaration of the compile_info + field of a #beam_file{} record as containing a list. Now + [] signifies the absence of this chunk. This simplifies + the code and avoids a dialyzer warning.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9917</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix typo in `compile' doc: unmatched parenthesis (Thanks + to Ricardo Catalinas Jim�nez)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9919</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>In a <c>try</c>...<c>catch</c> statement that always + returned <c>false</c>, the compiler would remove calls to + BIFs that could not cause an exception (such as + <c>put/2</c>). Example of such code: <c>try put(K, V), + false catch _:_ -> false end.</c></p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9982</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Compiler 4.8</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |