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diff --git a/lib/dialyzer/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/dialyzer/doc/src/notes.xml index b61b1af1b0..05baa93557 100644 --- a/lib/dialyzer/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/dialyzer/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,173 @@ <p>This document describes the changes made to the Dialyzer application.</p> +<section><title>Dialyzer 2.7</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> Dialyzer will no longer emit warnings when inspecting + or modifying opaque types within the scope of a module. + </p> <p> Hitherto the shape of terms (tuple, list, etc.) + has been used to determine the opaque terms, but now the + contracts are used for decorating types with opaqueness. + </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-10397</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + With <c>--Wunmatched_returns</c>, dialyzer will no longer + warn when the value of a list comprehension is ignored, + provided that the each value in the list would be an + atomic value (such as integer or atoms, as opposed to + tuples and lists). Example: ignoring '<c>[io:format(...) + || ...]</c>' will not cause a warning, while ignoring + '<c>[file:close(Fd) || ...]</c>' will.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11626</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The man page for dialyzer now contains correct + information regarding -Wno_behaviours. (Thanks to Steve + Vinosky.)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11706</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> Fix handling of 'on_load' attribute. (Thanks to + Kostis Sagonas.) </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11743</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Application upgrade (appup) files are corrected for the + following applications: </p> + <p> + <c>asn1, common_test, compiler, crypto, debugger, + dialyzer, edoc, eldap, erl_docgen, et, eunit, gs, hipe, + inets, observer, odbc, os_mon, otp_mibs, parsetools, + percept, public_key, reltool, runtime_tools, ssh, + syntax_tools, test_server, tools, typer, webtool, wx, + xmerl</c></p> + <p> + A new test utility for testing appup files is added to + test_server. This is now used by most applications in + OTP.</p> + <p> + (Thanks to Tobias Schlager)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11744</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> The generalization of guard constraints has been + modified. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11798 Aux Id: seq12547 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> Dialyzer now plays nicely with funs that come as + "external" arguments. (Thanks to Stavros Aronis for + fixing the bug.) </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11826</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> The pre-defined types <c>array/0</c>, <c>dict/0</c>, + <c>digraph/0</c>, <c>gb_set/0</c>, <c>gb_tree/0</c>, + <c>queue/0</c>, <c>set/0</c>, and <c>tid/0</c> have been + deprecated. They will be removed in Erlang/OTP 18.0. </p> + <p> Instead the types <c>array:array/0</c>, + <c>dict:dict/0</c>, <c>digraph:graph/0</c>, + <c>gb_set:set/0</c>, <c>gb_tree:tree/0</c>, + <c>queue:queue/0</c>, <c>sets:set/0</c>, and + <c>ets:tid/0</c> can be used. (Note: it has always been + necessary to use <c>ets:tid/0</c>.) </p> <p> It is + allowed in Erlang/OTP 17.0 to locally re-define the types + <c>array/0</c>, <c>dict/0</c>, and so on. </p> <p> New + types <c>array:array/1</c>, <c>dict:dict/2</c>, + <c>gb_sets:set/1</c>, <c>gb_trees:tree/2</c>, + <c>queue:queue/1</c>, and <c>sets:set/1</c> have been + added. </p> <p> A compiler option, + <c>nowarn_deprecated_type</c>, has been introduced. By + including the attribute </p> <c> + -compile(nowarn_deprecated_type).</c> <p> in an Erlang + source file, warnings about deprecated types can be + avoided in Erlang/OTP 17.0. </p> <p> The option can also + be given as a compiler flag: </p> <c> erlc + +nowarn_deprecated_type file.erl</c> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-10342</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Removed gs based applications and gs based backends. The + <c>observer</c> application replaces the removed + applications.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-10915</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Forbid unsized fields in patterns of binary generators + and simplified v3_core's translation of bit string + generators. (Thanks to Anthony Ramine.)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11186</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + EEP43: New data type - Maps</p> + <p> + With Maps you may for instance: <taglist> <item><c>M0 = + #{ a => 1, b => 2}, % create + associations</c></item> <item><c>M1 = M0#{ a := 10 }, % + update values</c></item> <item><c>M2 = M1#{ "hi" => + "hello"}, % add new associations</c></item> <item><c>#{ + "hi" := V1, a := V2, b := V3} = M2. % match keys with + values</c></item> </taglist></p> + <p> + For information on how to use Maps please see the + <seealso marker="doc/reference_manual:maps">Reference + Manual</seealso>.</p> + <p> + The current implementation is without the following + features: <taglist> <item>No variable keys</item> + <item>No single value access</item> <item>No map + comprehensions</item> </taglist></p> + <p> + Note that Maps is <em>experimental</em> during OTP 17.0.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11616</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> Parameterized opaque types have been introduced. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11625</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Some function specs are corrected or moved and some edoc + comments are corrected in order to allow use of edoc. + (Thanks to Pierre Fenoll)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11702</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Dialyzer 2.6.1</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |