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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml | 39 |
2 files changed, 41 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml index d3441d3623..36fce464c5 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml @@ -660,10 +660,10 @@ f.txt: {person, "kalle", 25}. </func> <func> <name>native_name_encoding() -> latin1 | utf8</name> - <fsummary>Retunr the VMs configure filename encoding.</fsummary> + <fsummary>Return the VM's configured filename encoding.</fsummary> <desc> <p>This function returns the configured default file name encoding to use for raw file names. Generally an application supplying file names raw (as binaries), should obey the character encoding returned by this function.</p> - <p>By default, the VM uses ISO-latin-1 file name encoding on filesystems and/or OSes that use completely transparent file naming. This includes all Unix versions except for MacOSX, where the vfs layer enforces UTF-8 file naming. By giving the experimental option <c>+fnu</c> when starting Erlang, UTF-8 translation of file names can be turned on even for those systems. If Unicode file name translation is in effect, the system behaves as usual as long as file names conform to the encoding, but will return file names that are not properly encoded in UTF-8 as raw file names (i.e. binaries).</p> + <p>By default, the VM uses ISO-latin-1 file name encoding on filesystems and/or OSes that use completely transparent file naming. This includes all Unix versions except MacOSX, where the vfs layer enforces UTF-8 file naming. By giving the experimental option <c>+fnu</c> when starting Erlang, UTF-8 translation of file names can be turned on even for those systems. If Unicode file name translation is in effect, the system behaves as usual as long as file names conform to the encoding, but will return file names that are not properly encoded in UTF-8 as raw file names (i.e. binaries).</p> <p>On Windows, this function also returns <c>utf8</c> by default. The OS uses a pure Unicode naming scheme and file names are always possible to interpret as valid Unicode. The fact that the underlying Windows OS actually encodes file names using little endian UTF-16 can be ignored by the Erlang programmer. Windows and MacOSX are the only operating systems where the VM operates in Unicode file name mode by default.</p> </desc> </func> diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml index edd6ea52b0..29580a4cd1 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -30,6 +30,45 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the Kernel application.</p> +<section><title>Kernel 2.14.2</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The Erlang VM now supports Unicode filenames. The feature + is turned on by default on systems where Unicode + filenames are mandatory (Windows and MacOSX), but can be + enabled on other systems with the '+fnu' emulator option. + Enabling the Unicode filename feature on systems where it + is not default is however considered experimental and not + to be used for production. Together with the Unicode file + name support, the concept of "raw filenames" is + introduced, which means filenames provided without + implicit unicode encoding translation. Raw filenames are + provided as binaries, not lists. For further information, + see stdlib users guide and the chapter about using + Unicode in Erlang. Also see the file module manual page.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8887</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + There is now a new function inet:getifaddrs/0 modeled + after C library function getifaddrs() on BSD and LInux + that reports existing interfaces and their addresses on + the host. This replaces the undocumented and unsupported + inet:getiflist/0 and inet:ifget/2.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8926</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Kernel 2.14.1.1</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |