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@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2011</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2013</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -163,7 +163,8 @@
<fsummary>Globally register a name for a pid</fsummary>
<type name="method"/>
<type_desc name="method">{<c>Module</c>, <c>Function</c>}
- is also allowed
+ is currently also allowed for backward compatibility, but its use is
+ deprecated
</type_desc>
<desc>
<p>Globally associates the name <c><anno>Name</anno></c> with a pid, that is,
@@ -180,6 +181,15 @@
unregistered. This function is called once for each name
clash.</p>
+ <warning>
+ <p>If you plan to change code without restarting your system,
+ you must use an external fun (<c>fun Module:Function/Arity</c>)
+ as the <c><anno>Resolve</anno></c> function; if you use a
+ local fun you can never replace the code for the module that
+ the fun belongs to.
+ </p>
+ </warning>
+
<p>There are three pre-defined resolve functions:
<c>random_exit_name/3</c>, <c>random_notify_name/3</c>, and
<c>notify_all_name/3</c>. If no <c><anno>Resolve</anno></c> function is