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-rw-r--r--lib/compiler/doc/src/Makefile3
-rw-r--r--lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml29
-rw-r--r--lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml302
3 files changed, 319 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/lib/compiler/doc/src/Makefile b/lib/compiler/doc/src/Makefile
index 13210de040..32f150eef8 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/doc/src/Makefile
+++ b/lib/compiler/doc/src/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
#
# %CopyrightBegin%
#
-# Copyright Ericsson AB 1997-2017. All Rights Reserved.
+# Copyright Ericsson AB 1997-2018. All Rights Reserved.
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ debug opt:
clean clean_docs:
rm -rf $(HTMLDIR)/*
+ rm -rf $(XMLDIR)
rm -f $(MAN3DIR)/*
rm -f $(TOP_PDF_FILE) $(TOP_PDF_FILE:%.pdf=%.fo)
rm -f errs core *~
diff --git a/lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml b/lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml
index 1a71c83521..7f3d6aa60e 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml
+++ b/lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml
@@ -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>
@@ -203,7 +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>
@@ -347,8 +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>
@@ -717,7 +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
@@ -727,7 +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>
@@ -748,7 +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>
@@ -763,7 +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>
@@ -778,7 +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>,
@@ -788,7 +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>,
@@ -798,7 +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>
diff --git a/lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml
index 997a506181..d45dfef8f3 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,275 @@
<p>This document describes the changes made to the Compiler
application.</p>
+<section><title>Compiler 7.3.2</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>An expression such as <c>(A / B) band 16#ff</c> would
+ crash the compiler.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15518 Aux Id: ERL-829 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>There could be an incorrect warning when the
+ <c>tuple_calls</c> option was given. The generated code
+ would be correct. Here is an example of code that would
+ trigger the warning:</p>
+ <p><c>(list_to_atom("prefix_" ++
+ atom_to_list(suffix))):doit(X)</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15552 Aux Id: ERL-838 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>Optimize (again) Dialyzer's handling of
+ left-associative use of <c>andalso</c> and <c>orelse</c>
+ in guards.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15577 Aux Id: ERL-851, PR-2141, PR-1944 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Compiler 7.3.1</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>An optimization that avoided allocation of a stack
+ frame for some <c>case</c> expressions was introduced in
+ OTP 21. (ERL-504/OTP-14808) It turns out that in rare
+ circumstances, this optimization is not safe. Therefore,
+ this optimization has been disabled.</p>
+ <p>A similar optimization will be included in OTP 22 in a
+ safe way.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15501 Aux Id: ERL-807, ERL-514, OTP-14808 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Compiler 7.3</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Fixed a rare internal consistency failure caused by a
+ bug in the <c>beam_jump</c> pass. (Thanks to Simon
+ Cornish for reporting this bug.)</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15400 Aux Id: ERL-759 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>The compiler could fail with an internal consistency
+ check failure when compiling code that used the
+ <c>is_function/2</c> BIF.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15435 Aux Id: ERL-778 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>When an external fun was used, warnings for unused
+ variables could be suppressed.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15437 Aux Id: ERL-762 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>The compiler would crash when compiling an
+ <c>after</c> block that called <c>erlang:raise/3</c> like
+ this: <c>erlang:raise(Class, Stacktrace,
+ Stacktrace)</c></p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15481</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>When specified, the <c>+{source,Name}</c> option will
+ now override the actual file name in stack traces,
+ instead of only affecting the return value of
+ <c>Mod:module_info()</c>.</p>
+ <p>The <c>+deterministic</c> flag will also affect stack
+ traces now, omitting all path information except the file
+ name, fixing a long-standing issue where deterministic
+ builds required deterministic paths.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15245 Aux Id: ERL-706 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Compiler 7.2.7</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Fixed a bug where incorrect code was generated
+ following a binary match guard.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15353 Aux Id: ERL-753 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Compiler 7.2.6</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>In rare circumstances, the matched out tail of a
+ binary could be the entire original binary. (There was
+ partial correction to this problem in version 7.2.5 of
+ the compiler application.)</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15335 Aux Id: ERL-689, OTP-15219 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Compiler 7.2.5</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Fixed a bug that prevented certain variable-sized
+ binary comprehensions from compiling.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15186 Aux Id: ERL-665 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>When compiling from Core Erlang, funs created in
+ certain expressions that were only used for their
+ side-effects were subtly broken.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15188 Aux Id: ERL-658 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>There could be an internal consistency failure when a
+ <c>receive</c> was nested in a
+ <c>try</c>/<c>catch</c>.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15218 Aux Id: ERL-684 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>In rare circumstances, the matched out tail of a
+ binary could be the entire original binary.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15219 Aux Id: ERL-689 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>When <c>is_map_key/2</c> was used in a guard together
+ with the <c>not/1</c> or <c>or/2</c> operators, the error
+ behavior could be wrong when <c>is_map_key/2</c> was
+ passed a non-map as the second argument. </p>
+ <p>In rare circumstances, compiling code that uses
+ <c>is_map_key/2</c> could cause an internal consistency
+ check failure.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15227 Aux Id: ERL-699 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>The compiler could crash when compiling a function
+ with multiple receives in multiple clauses.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15235 Aux Id: ERL-703 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Compiler 7.2.4</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Fix a regression in OTP-15204 that removed
+ <c>.beam</c> file metadata that some external build tools
+ relied on.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15292</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Compiler 7.2.3</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Fixed an issue where files compiled with the
+ <c>+deterministic</c> option differed if they were
+ compiled in a different directory but were otherwise
+ identical.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15204 Aux Id: ERL-679 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Compiler 7.2.2</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>In rare cases involving matching of binary literal
+ strings, the compiler could optimize away code that
+ should be executed.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15156 Aux Id: ERL-655 </p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>There could be an internal consistency check failure
+ when compiling code that called <c>map_get(Key, Map)</c>
+ and then updated the same map.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15157</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p>In rare circumstances, the compiler could crash in
+ <c>beam_jump</c> when compiling a floating point
+ operation.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15166 Aux Id: ERL-660 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Compiler 7.2.1</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>The could could crash when compiling a complicated
+ function that used the binary syntax.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15150 Aux Id: ERL-650 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Compiler 7.2</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
@@ -252,6 +521,39 @@
</section>
+<section><title>Compiler 7.1.5.2</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Fix a regression in OTP-15204 that removed
+ <c>.beam</c> file metadata that some external build tools
+ relied on.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15292</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Compiler 7.1.5.1</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>Fixed an issue where files compiled with the
+ <c>+deterministic</c> option differed if they were
+ compiled in a different directory but were otherwise
+ identical.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-15204 Aux Id: ERL-679 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Compiler 7.1.5</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>