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-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/Makefile15
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/fascicules.xml15
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml7
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml20
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml35
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml43
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes.xml40
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes_history.xml40
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/user_guide.gifbin1581 -> 0 bytes
9 files changed, 101 insertions, 114 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/Makefile b/lib/kernel/doc/src/Makefile
index 8976a3b800..0759f362d4 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/Makefile
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/Makefile
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ XML_REF4_FILES = app.xml config.xml
XML_REF6_FILES = kernel_app.xml
-XML_PART_FILES = part_notes.xml part_notes_history.xml
-XML_CHAPTER_FILES = notes.xml notes_history.xml
+XML_PART_FILES =
+XML_CHAPTER_FILES = notes.xml
BOOK_FILES = book.xml
@@ -100,9 +100,9 @@ SPECS_FILES = $(XML_REF3_FILES:%.xml=$(SPECDIR)/specs_%.xml)
TOP_SPECS_FILE = specs.xml
# ----------------------------------------------------
-# FLAGS
+# FLAGS
# ----------------------------------------------------
-XML_FLAGS +=
+XML_FLAGS +=
SPECS_ESRC = ../../src
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ html: gifs $(HTML_REF_MAN_FILE)
man: $(MAN3_FILES) $(MAN4_FILES) $(MAN6_FILES)
gifs: $(GIF_FILES:%=$(HTMLDIR)/%)
-debug opt:
+debug opt:
clean clean_docs:
rm -rf $(HTMLDIR)/*
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ clean clean_docs:
rm -f $(MAN6DIR)/*
rm -f $(TOP_PDF_FILE) $(TOP_PDF_FILE:%.pdf=%.fo)
rm -f $(SPECDIR)/*
- rm -f errs core *~
+ rm -f errs core *~
$(SPECDIR)/specs_erl_prim_loader_stub.xml:
escript $(SPECS_EXTRACTOR) $(SPECS_FLAGS) \
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ $(SPECDIR)/specs_zlib_stub.xml:
# ----------------------------------------------------
# Release Target
-# ----------------------------------------------------
+# ----------------------------------------------------
include $(ERL_TOP)/make/otp_release_targets.mk
release_docs_spec: docs
@@ -169,4 +169,3 @@ release_docs_spec: docs
$(INSTALL_DATA) $(MAN6_FILES) "$(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man6"
release_spec:
-
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/fascicules.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/fascicules.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index fadd37eefb..0000000000
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/fascicules.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<!DOCTYPE fascicules SYSTEM "fascicules.dtd">
-
-<fascicules>
- <fascicule file="ref_man" href="ref_man_frame.html" entry="yes">
- Reference Manual
- </fascicule>
- <fascicule file="part_notes" href="part_notes_frame.html" entry="no">
- Release Notes
- </fascicule>
- <fascicule file="" href="../../../../doc/print.html" entry="no">
- Off-Print
- </fascicule>
-</fascicules>
-
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml
index 070782e1f3..e6104b0c76 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_tcp.xml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ server() ->
{ok, Sock} = gen_tcp:accept(LSock),
{ok, Bin} = do_recv(Sock, []),
ok = gen_tcp:close(Sock),
+ ok = gen_tcp:close(LSock),
Bin.
do_recv(Sock, Bs) ->
@@ -309,9 +310,9 @@ do_recv(Sock, Bs) ->
<seealso marker="inet#setopts/2"><c>inet:setopts/2</c></seealso>.
</p></item>
</taglist>
- <p>The returned socket <c><anno>ListenSocket</anno></c> can only be
- used in calls to
- <seealso marker="#accept/1"><c>accept/1,2</c></seealso>.</p>
+ <p>The returned socket <c><anno>ListenSocket</anno></c> should be used
+ in calls to <seealso marker="#accept/1"><c>accept/1,2</c></seealso> to
+ accept incoming connection requests.</p>
<note>
<p>The default values for options specified to <c>listen</c> can
be affected by the Kernel configuration parameter
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml
index e5ac031539..0762cebc94 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/kernel_app.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<appref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1996</year><year>2017</year>
+ <year>1996</year><year>2018</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -469,8 +469,12 @@ MaxT = TickTime + TickTime / 4</code>
<item><c>ObjSuffix = string()</c></item>
<item><c>SrcSuffix = string()</c></item>
</list>
- <p>Specifies a list of rules for use by <c>filelib:find_file/2</c> and
- <c>filelib:find_source/2</c>. If this is set to some other value
+ <p>Specifies a list of rules for use by
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:filelib#find_file/2">
+ <c>filelib:find_file/2</c></seealso>
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:filelib#find_source/2">
+ <c>filelib:find_source/2</c></seealso>
+ If this is set to some other value
than the empty list, it replaces the default rules. Rules can be
simple pairs of directory suffixes, such as <c>{"ebin",
"src"}</c>, which are used by <c>filelib:find_file/2</c>, or
@@ -478,6 +482,16 @@ MaxT = TickTime + TickTime / 4</code>
file name extensions, for example <c>[{".beam", ".erl", [{"ebin",
"src"}]}</c>, which are used by <c>filelib:find_source/2</c>. Both
kinds of rules can be mixed in the list.</p>
+ <p>The interpretation of <c>ObjDirSuffix</c> and <c>SrcDirSuffix</c>
+ is as follows: if the end of the directory name where an
+ object is located matches <c>ObjDirSuffix</c>, then the
+ name created by replacing <c>ObjDirSuffix</c> with
+ <c>SrcDirSuffix</c> is expanded by calling
+ <seealso marker="stdlib:filelib#wildcard/1">
+ <c>filelib:wildcard/1</c></seealso>, and the first regular
+ file found among the matches is the source file.
+ </p>
+
</item>
</taglist>
</section>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml
index a5316dd476..65fe9b9c07 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,41 @@
</header>
<p>This document describes the changes made to the Kernel application.</p>
+<section><title>Kernel 5.4.2</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Add <c>os:cmd/2</c> that takes an options map as the
+ second argument.</p>
+ <p>
+ Add <c>max_size</c> as an option to <c>os:cmd/2</c> that
+ control the maximum size of the result that
+ <c>os:cmd/2</c> will return.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14823</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
+<section><title>Kernel 5.4.1</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Refactored an internal API.</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-14784</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Kernel 5.4</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml
index 0e9add4161..7ce2f54542 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/os.xml
@@ -38,17 +38,35 @@
most platforms.</p>
</description>
+ <datatypes>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="os_command"/>
+ </datatype>
+ <datatype>
+ <name name="os_command_opts"/>
+ <desc>
+ <p>Options for <seealso marker="#cmd/2"><c>os:cmd/2</c></seealso></p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>max_size</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>The maximum size of the data returned by the <c>os:cmd</c> call.
+ See the <seealso marker="#cmd/2"><c>os:cmd/2</c></seealso>
+ documentation for more details.</p>
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
+ </desc>
+ </datatype>
+ </datatypes>
+
<funcs>
<func>
<name name="cmd" arity="1"/>
+ <name name="cmd" arity="2"/>
<fsummary>Execute a command in a shell of the target OS.</fsummary>
<desc>
<p>Executes <c><anno>Command</anno></c> in a command shell of the
- target OS,
- captures the standard output of the command, and returns this
- result as a string. This function is a replacement of
- the previous function <c>unix:cmd/1</c>; they are equivalent on a
- Unix platform.</p>
+ target OS, captures the standard output of the command,
+ and returns this result as a string.</p>
<p><em>Examples:</em></p>
<code type="none">
LsOut = os:cmd("ls"), % on unix platform
@@ -57,6 +75,21 @@ DirOut = os:cmd("dir"), % on Win32 platform</code>
called from another program (for example, <c>os:cmd/1</c>)
can differ, compared with the standard output of the command
when called directly from an OS command shell.</p>
+ <p><c>os:cmd/2</c> was added in kernel-5.5 (OTP-20.2.1). It makes it
+ possible to pass an options map as the second argument in order to
+ control the behaviour of <c>os:cmd</c>. The possible options are:
+ </p>
+ <taglist>
+ <tag><c>max_size</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>The maximum size of the data returned by the <c>os:cmd</c> call.
+ This option is a safety feature that should be used when the command
+ executed can return a very large, possibly infinite, result.</p>
+ <code type="none">
+> os:cmd("cat /dev/zero", #{ max_size => 20 }).
+[0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0]</code>
+ </item>
+ </taglist>
</desc>
</func>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e849039ee..0000000000
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<!DOCTYPE part SYSTEM "part.dtd">
-
-<part xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
- <header>
- <copyright>
- <year>2004</year><year>2016</year>
- <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
- </copyright>
- <legalnotice>
- Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
- http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- limitations under the License.
-
- </legalnotice>
-
- <title>Kernel Release Notes</title>
- <prepared></prepared>
- <docno></docno>
- <date></date>
- <rev></rev>
- </header>
- <description>
- <p>The <em>Kernel</em> application has all the code necessary to run
- the Erlang runtime system itself; File servers and code servers
- etc.</p>
- <p>For information about older versions, see
- <url href="part_notes_history_frame.html">Release Notes History</url>.</p>
- </description>
- <xi:include href="notes.xml"/>
-</part>
-
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes_history.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes_history.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0cf7b793da..0000000000
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/part_notes_history.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
-<!DOCTYPE part SYSTEM "part.dtd">
-
-<part>
- <header>
- <copyright>
- <year>2006</year>
- <year>2016</year>
- <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder>
- </copyright>
- <legalnotice>
- Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
- you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
- You may obtain a copy of the License at
-
- http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
- Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- limitations under the License.
-
- The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ericsson AB.
- </legalnotice>
-
- <title>Kernel Release Notes History</title>
- <prepared></prepared>
- <docno></docno>
- <date></date>
- <rev></rev>
- </header>
- <description>
- <p>The <em>Kernel</em> application has all the code necessary to run
- the Erlang runtime system itself; File servers and code servers
- etc.</p>
- </description>
- <include file="notes_history"></include>
-</part>
-
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/user_guide.gif b/lib/kernel/doc/src/user_guide.gif
deleted file mode 100644
index e6275a803d..0000000000
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/user_guide.gif
+++ /dev/null
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