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diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml index 7cdedfa0ba..1bd52040a0 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml @@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ example, the call <c>erl_prim_loader:list_dir( "/otp/root/lib/mnesia-4.4.7.ez/mnesia-4.4.7/examples/bench)"</c> would list the contents of a directory inside an archive. - See <seealso marker="erts:erl_prim_loader">erl_prim_loader(3)</seealso></p>. + See <seealso marker="erts:erl_prim_loader">erl_prim_loader(3)</seealso>.</p> <p>An application archive file and a regular application directory may coexist. This may be useful when there is a need of having @@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ <c>-code_path_choice Choice</c>. If the flag is set to <c>relaxed</c>, the code server will instead choose a suitable directory depending on the actual file structure. If there exists a regular - application ebin directory,situation it will be chosen. But if it does + application ebin directory, it will be chosen. But if it does not exist, the ebin directory in the archive is chosen if it exists. If neither of them exists the original directory will be chosen.</p> @@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ particular useful to set the flag to <c>relaxed</c> when you want to elaborate with code loading from archives without editing the <c>boot script</c>. The default is <c>relaxed</c>. See <seealso - marker="erts:init">init(3)</seealso></p> </section> + marker="erts:init">init(3)</seealso></p></section> <section> @@ -282,11 +282,51 @@ <p>From the R12B release, functions in this module will generally fail with an exception if they are passed an incorrect type (for instance, an integer or a tuple - where an atom was expected). An error tuple will be returned if type of argument + where an atom was expected). An error tuple will be returned if the type of the argument was correct, but there was some other error (for instance, a non-existing directory - given to <c>set_path/1</c>.</p> + was given to <c>set_path/1</c>).</p> </section> + <section> + <marker id="error_reasons"></marker> + <title>Error Reasons for Code-Loading Functions</title> + + <p>Functions that load code (such as <c>load_file/1</c>) will + return <c>{error,Reason}</c> if the load operation fails. + Here follows a description of the common reasons.</p> + + <taglist> + <tag><c>badfile</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The object code has an incorrect format or the module + name in the object code is not the expected module name.</p> + </item> + + <tag><c>nofile</c></tag> + <item> + <p>No file with object code was found.</p> + </item> + + <tag><c>not_purged</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The object code could not be loaded because an old version + of the code already existed.</p> + </item> + + <tag><c>on_load_failure</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The module has an + <seealso marker="doc/reference_manual:code_loading#on_load">-on_load function</seealso> + that failed when it was called.</p> + </item> + + <tag><c>sticky_directory</c></tag> + <item> + <p>The object code resides in a sticky directory.</p> + </item> + + </taglist> + </section> <datatypes> <datatype> <name name="load_ret"/> @@ -411,12 +451,8 @@ be used to load object code with a module name that is different from the file name.</p> <p>Returns <c>{module, <anno>Module</anno>}</c> if successful, or - <c>{error, nofile}</c> if no object code is found, or - <c>{error, sticky_directory}</c> if the object code resides in - a sticky directory. Also if the loading fails, an error tuple is - returned. See - <seealso marker="erts:erlang#load_module/2">erlang:load_module/2</seealso> - for possible values of <c><anno>What</anno></c>.</p> + <c>{error, Reason}</c> if loading fails. + See <seealso marker="#error_reasons">Error Reasons for Code-Loading Functions</seealso> for a description of the possible error reasons.</p> </desc> </func> <func> @@ -428,7 +464,7 @@ <desc> <p>Does the same as <c>load_file(<anno>Module</anno>)</c>, but <c><anno>Filename</anno></c> is either an absolute file name, or a - relative file name. The code path is not searched. It returns + relative file name. The code path is not searched. It returns a value in the same way as <seealso marker="#load_file/1">load_file/1</seealso>. Note that <c><anno>Filename</anno></c> should not contain the extension (for @@ -444,7 +480,8 @@ <seealso marker="#load_file/1">load_file/1</seealso>, unless the module is already loaded. In embedded mode, however, it does not load a module which is not - already loaded, but returns <c>{error, embedded}</c> instead.</p> + already loaded, but returns <c>{error, embedded}</c> instead. + See <seealso marker="#error_reasons">Error Reasons for Code-Loading Functions</seealso> for a description of other possible error reasons.</p> </desc> </func> <func> @@ -461,12 +498,8 @@ comes. Accordingly, <c><anno>Filename</anno></c> is not opened and read by the code server.</p> <p>Returns <c>{module, <anno>Module</anno>}</c> if successful, or - <c>{error, sticky_directory}</c> if the object code resides in - a sticky directory, or <c>{error, badarg}</c> if any argument - is invalid. Also if the loading fails, an error tuple is - returned. See - <seealso marker="erts:erlang#load_module/2">erlang:load_module/2</seealso> - for possible values of <c><anno>What</anno></c>.</p> + <c>{error, Reason}</c> if loading fails. + See <seealso marker="#error_reasons">Error Reasons for Code-Loading Functions</seealso> for a description of the possible error reasons.</p> </desc> </func> <func> |