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diff --git a/lib/debugger/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/debugger/doc/src/notes.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..a046eb8af0 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/debugger/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -0,0 +1,351 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?> +<!DOCTYPE chapter SYSTEM "chapter.dtd"> + +<chapter> + <header> + <copyright> + <year>2004</year><year>2009</year> + <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> + </copyright> + <legalnotice> + The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, + Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in + compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the + Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be + retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/. + + Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" + basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See + the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations + under the License. + + </legalnotice> + + <title>Debugger Release Notes</title> + <prepared>otp_appnotes</prepared> + <docno>nil</docno> + <date>nil</date> + <rev>nil</rev> + <file>notes.xml</file> + </header> + + <p>This document describes the changes made to the Debugger + application.</p> + +<section><title>Debugger 3.2.1</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The documentation is now built with open source tools + (xsltproc and fop) that exists on most platforms. One + visible change is that the frames are removed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8201</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Debugger 3.2</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Added a new gui, start with debugger:start(gs) for old + gui.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7366</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The undocumented, unsupported, and deprecated guard BIF + <c>is_constant/1</c> has been removed.</p> + <p> + *** INCOMPATIBILITY with R12B ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7673</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Debugger 3.1.1.4</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + There is now experimental support for loading of code + from archive files. See the documentation of <c>code</c>, + <c>init</c>, <c>erl_prim_loader </c> and <c>escript</c> + for more info.</p> + <p> + The error handling of <c>escripts</c> has been improved.</p> + <p> + An <c>escript</c> may now set explicit arguments to the + emulator, such as <c>-smp enabled</c>.</p> + <p> + An <c>escript</c> may now contain a precompiled beam + file.</p> + <p> + An <c>escript</c> may now contain an archive file + containing one or more applications (experimental).</p> + <p> + The internal module <c>code_aux</c> has been removed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7548 Aux Id: otp-6622 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Debugger 3.1.1.3</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Minor changes.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7388</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Debugger 3.1.1.2</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>The documentation has been updated so as to reflect + the last updates of the Erlang shell as well as the minor + modifications of the control sequence <c>p</c> of the + <c>io_lib</c> module.</p> <p>Superfluous empty lines have + been removed from code examples and from Erlang shell + examples.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-6944 Aux Id: OTP-6554, OTP-6911 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + + <section><title>Debugger 3.1.1.1</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Minor Makefile changes.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-6689</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Obsolete guard tests (such as list()) have been replaced + with the modern guard tests (such as is_list()).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-6725</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + </section> + + <section><title>Debugger 3.1.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Removed some dead code from <c>dbg_ieval</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-6552</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + </section> + + <section><title>Debugger 3.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The interpreter could not handle the case where an + expression that should evaluate to a fun referred to + uninterpreted code.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-6061 Aux Id: seq10295</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Timeout for <c>gen_server</c> calls within Debugger is + now set to <c>infinity</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-6103</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Notification windows are now centered over a parent + window.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-6011 Aux Id: OTP-5987</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + When interpreting a module, it is now checked that the + module does not belong to the Kernel, STDLIB, GS or + Debugger application, as interpreting a module used by + the debugger/interpreter itself will lead to a deadlock + or emulator crash.</p> + <p> + Also <c>int:interpretable(Mod)</c> has been extended to + return <c>{error,{app,App}}</c> if <c>Mod</c> belongs to + one of the above applications.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-6020</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + <c>andalso</c>/<c>orelse</c> is now supported.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-6021 Aux Id: OTP-5894</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + </section> + + <section><title>Debugger 3.0.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + When evaluating a guard expression for a fun function + clause, the environment variable bindings were not taken + into account.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-5837</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>A number of smaller improvements to the GUI:</p> + <list> + <item>Multiple choices now possible in Function Break + Dialog Window.</item> + <item>Right-clicking the Module entry in a Break Dialog + Window will open a popup menu from which the appropriate + (interpreted) module can be selected.</item> + <item>Auto Attach options can now be changed using + the buttons in the left part of the Monitor Window, not + only by the corresponding menu buttons.</item> + <item>Buttons for enabling and disabling all breakpoints + have been added.</item> + <item>View Module Window keyboard shortcuts corrected. + </item> + </list> + Own Id: OTP-4284 + </item> + </list> + </section> + </section> + + <section><title>Debugger 3.0</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Debugger can now handle <c>try-catch</c>. This meant + large parts of the interpreter had to be rewritten. Also, + some small changes to the GUI have been made.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-5730</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + </section> + + <section><title>Debugger 2.3.3</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>It is now possible to encrypt the debug information in + Beam files, to help keep the source code secret. See the + documentation for compile on how to provide the key for + encrypting, and the documentation for beam_lib on how to + provide the key for decryption so that tools such as the + Debugger, Xref, or Cover can be used.</p> + <p>The <c>beam_lib:chunks/2</c> functions now accepts an + additional chunk type '<c>compile_info</c>' to retrieve + the compilation information directly as a term. (Thanks + to Tobias Lindahl.)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-5460 Aux Id: seq9787</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + </section> + + <section><title>Debugger 2.3.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The graphic applications now search for HTML + documentation in the correct place.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-5381</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + </section> + + <section><title>Debugger 2.3.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Package support has been added to the debugger. Thanks to + Richard Carlsson in the HiPE project.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-5255</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Updated to handle the latest version of the compiler.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-5265</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + </section> +</chapter> + + |