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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/erl_interface/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml | 39 |
2 files changed, 40 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml index 9083ae02b0..d7af7a1b67 100644 --- a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml +++ b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/ei.xml @@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ ei_x_encode_empty_list(&x); <c><![CDATA[term]]></c> union, it is decoded, and the appropriate field in <c><![CDATA[term->value]]></c> is set, and <c><![CDATA[*index]]></c> is incremented by the term size.</p> - <p>The function returns 0 on successful encoding, -1 on error, + <p>The function returns 0 on successful decoding, -1 on error, and 1 if the term seems alright, but does not fit in the <c><![CDATA[term]]></c> structure. If it returns 0, the <c><![CDATA[index]]></c> will be incremented, and the <c><![CDATA[term]]></c> contains the diff --git a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml index 14aec4a4d9..848da9cb23 100644 --- a/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/erl_interface/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -30,6 +30,45 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the Erl_interface application.</p> +<section><title>Erl_Interface 3.7</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>compact IEEE 754 double encoding in external binary + format for ei</p> <list><item><p>Implement the compact + IEEE 754 double encoding in external binary format for + ei. Encoding for ei now always produces the NEW_FLOAT_EXT + format. Decoding and term printing handle both the old + ERL_FLOAT_EXT encoding and the new NEW_FLOAT_EXT + encoding. </p></item> <item><p>Legacy erl_interface code + also handles the new encoding, but still produces the + ERL_FLOAT_EXT encoding by default.</p></item> + <item><p>Also enable the DFLAG_NEW_FLOATS distribution + flag.</p></item> <item><p>ei_get_type() will return + ERL_FLOAT_EXT regardless if the external format is + encoded with ERL_FLOAT_EXT or NEW_FLOAT_EXT for + doubles.</p></item> <item><p>Reduce the number of copies + of the code for encoding and decoding doubles throughout + ei and erl_interface by instead calling the ei encoding + and decoding functions wherever possible.</p></item> + <item><p>Restore commented-out float tests in + ei_decode_SUITE and ei_encode_SUITE in + lib/erl_interface/test. Modify them to make them match + the style of other tests in the same suites.</p></item> + </list> <p>These changes are based on an ei float patch + from Serge Aleynikov originally submitted against R12B-2 + in July 2008 and reworked by Steve Vinoski May 2010.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8684</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Erl_Interface 3.6.5</title> <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> |