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diff --git a/lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml index 00ea0da55c..25a6db4ce0 100644 --- a/lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,95 @@ <p>This document describes the changes made to the Compiler application.</p> +<section><title>Compiler 4.7.3</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The <c>-export_type()</c> directive is no longer included + among the attributes.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8998</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The maximum number of allowed arguments for an Erlang + function has been lowered from 256 to 255, so that the + number of arguments can now fit in a byte.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9049</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Dependency generation for Makefiles has been added to the + compiler and erlc. See the manual pages for + <c>compile</c> and <c>erlc</c>. (Thanks to Jean-Sebastien + Pedron.)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9065</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Compiler 4.7.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Two compiler bugs (that would cause the compiler to + terminate) reported by Christopher Williams have been + fixed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8949</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>The compiler would translate binary comprehensions + containing tail segments in a way that would would + confuse Dialyzer. For instance:</p> + <p><c>[42 || <<_:8/integer, _/bits>> <= + Bits]</c></p> + <p> + would produce a Dialyzer warning.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8864</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Code such as <c>foo(A) -> <<A:0>></c> + would crash the compiler.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8865</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The compiler could fail with an internal error when + variables were exported from a receive block but the + return value of the receive block were not used. (Thanks + to Jim Engquist for reporting this error.)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8888</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Compiler 4.7.1</title> <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> |