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diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml index 1f95382704..c47f0d2bd1 100644 --- a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,82 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the Erl_interface application.</p> +<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.12</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The vxworks configure has been updated to respect the + environment CFLAGS.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15773</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Minor adjustments made to build system for parallel + configure.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15340 Aux Id: OTP-14625 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The limited support for VxWorks is deprecated as of OTP + 22, and will be removed in OTP 23.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15621</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>The old legacy <c>erl_interface</c> library (functions + with prefix <c>erl_</c>) is deprecated as of OTP 22, and + will be removed in OTP 23. This does not apply to the + <c>ei</c> library. Reasonably new <c>gcc</c> compilers + will issue deprecation warnings. In order to disable + these warnings, define the macro + <c>EI_NO_DEPR_WARN</c>.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15622</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Added support to receive, decode, encode and send both + bit strings and export funs (<c>fun M:F/A</c>).</p> + <p>New functions <c>ei_decode_bitstring</c> and + <c>ei_encode_bitstring</c> have been added in order to + decode and encode bit strings where the number of bits is + not necessary divisible by 8 (a whole number of bytes). + The existing functions <c>ei_decode_fun</c> and + <c>ei_encode_fun</c> can now also handle export funs.</p> + <p>Before this change, bit strings and export funs sent + to an erl_interface c-node were encoded using an + undocumented fallback tuple format. For bit strings + <c>{Binary,BitsInLastByte}</c> and for export funs + <c>{M,F}</c>. Existing c-node implementations expecting + these tuples must be changed to instead use + <c>ei_decode_bitstring</c> and <c>ei_decode_fun</c>. As a + temporary solution you can also build erl_interface with + macro <c>EI_COMPAT=21</c> or call + <c>ei_set_compat_rel(21)</c> to receive the old fallback + tuples.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15712 Aux Id: OTP-15774 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Erl_Interface 3.11.3</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> @@ -64,6 +140,39 @@ </section> +<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.11.2.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + <c>erl_interface</c>/<c>ei</c> refused to use node names + with an alive name (the part of the node name preceding + the @ sign) longer than 63 characters and a host name + longer than 64 characters. The total amount of characters + allowed in a node name (alivename@hostname) was thus + limited to 128 characters. These limits applied both to + the own node name as well as node names of other nodes. + Ordinary Erlang nodes limit the node name length to 256 + characters, which meant that you could not communicate + with certain Erlang nodes due to their node name used.</p> + <p> + <c>erl_interface</c>/<c>ei</c> now allow the total amount + of characters in a node name to be up to 256 characters. + These characters may be distributed between alive name + and host name in whatever way needed. That is, the + maximum amount of characters in the alive name may be 254 + and the maximum amount of characters in the host name may + be 254, but in total the node name must not exceed 256 + characters.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15781 Aux Id: ERIERL-356 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Erl_Interface 3.11.2</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> @@ -202,6 +311,22 @@ </section> +<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.10.2.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Fix handling of Makefile dependencies so that parallel + make works properly.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-15757</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Erl_Interface 3.10.2.1</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> @@ -1652,4 +1777,3 @@ </section> </section> </chapter> - |