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-rw-r--r--lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml18
-rw-r--r--lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml135
3 files changed, 151 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/compiler/doc/src/Makefile b/lib/compiler/doc/src/Makefile
index 661415899f..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.
diff --git a/lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml b/lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml
index 1a71c83521..45e442f5c2 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml
+++ b/lib/compiler/doc/src/compile.xml
@@ -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>
@@ -415,6 +416,17 @@ module.beam: module.erl \
is not documented, and can change between releases.</p>
</item>
+ <tag><c>no_spawn_compiler_process</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>By default, all code is compiled in a separate process
+ which is terminated at the end of compilation. However,
+ some tools, like Dialyzer or compilers for other BEAM languages,
+ may already manage their own worker processes and spawning
+ an extra process may slow the compilation down.
+ In such scenarios, you can pass this option to stop the
+ compiler from spawning an additional process.</p>
+ </item>
+
<tag><c>no_strict_record_tests</c></tag>
<item>
<p>This option is not recommended.</p>
diff --git a/lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml
index 0ec7aa54c7..5024310788 100644
--- a/lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/compiler/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,108 @@
<p>This document describes the changes made to the Compiler
application.</p>
+<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>
@@ -297,6 +399,39 @@
</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>