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-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml4
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml3
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml20
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml77
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/heart.xml2
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/make.dep28
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml8
-rw-r--r--lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml56
10 files changed, 96 insertions, 108 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml
index ef1f5985f4..ff8a12fe97 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<fileref>
<header>
<copyright>
- <year>1997</year><year>2009</year>
+ <year>1997</year><year>2011</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -170,7 +170,6 @@ Phases [{Phase,PhaseArgs}] undefined
start phase defined by the <c>start_phases</c> key, and only
after this extended start procedure will
<c>application:start(Application)</c> return.</p>
- <p></p>
<p>Start phases may be used to synchronize startup of an
application and its included applications. In this case,
the <c>mod</c> key must be specified as:</p>
@@ -182,7 +181,6 @@ Phases [{Phase,PhaseArgs}] undefined
for the primary application) both for the primary application
and for each of its included application, for which the start
phase is defined.</p>
- <p></p>
<p>This implies that for an included application, the set of
start phases must be a subset of the set of phases defined
for the primary application. Refer to <em>OTP Design Principles</em> for more information.</p>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
index 98cdd416b0..6b89711924 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/code.xml
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@
archives. But the functions in <c>erl_prim_loader</c> may also be
used by other applications to read files from archives. For
example, the call
- <c>erl_prim_loader:list_dir("/otp/root/lib/mnesia-4.4.7.ez/mnesia-4.4.7/examples/bench)"</c>
+ <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
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml
index 9721907162..d278d54d93 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/disk_log.xml
@@ -475,8 +475,7 @@
<fsummary>Close a disk log.</fsummary>
<type name="close_error_rsn"/>
<desc>
- <p> <marker id="close_1"></marker>
-The function <c>close/1</c> closes a
+ <p><marker id="close_1"></marker>The function <c>close/1</c> closes a
local or distributed disk log properly. An internally
formatted log must be closed before the Erlang system is
stopped, otherwise the log is regarded as unclosed and the
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml
index f9514dda2f..1911fb628e 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/erl_ddll.xml
@@ -989,7 +989,7 @@
<c>{ok, pending_driver}</c> or <c>{ok, pending_process}</c>.</p>
</item>
</taglist>
- <p>The <c>pending_driver</c><c>MonitorOption</c> is by far
+ <p>The <c>pending_driver</c> <c>MonitorOption</c> is by far
the most useful and it has to be used to ensure that the
driver has really been unloaded and the ports closed
whenever the <c>kill_ports</c> option is used or the
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml
index 861c582211..7db20e6343 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/file.xml
@@ -60,11 +60,13 @@
converted, why the Unicode mode for file names is not default on
systems having completely transparent file naming.</p>
- <note>As of R14B01, the most basic file handling modules
- (<c>file</c>, <c>prim_file</c>, <c>filelib</c> and
- <c>filename</c>) accept raw file names, but the rest of OTP is not
- guaranteed to handle them, why Unicode file naming on systems
- where it is not default is still considered experimental.</note>
+ <note>
+ <p>As of R14B01, the most basic file handling modules
+ (<c>file</c>, <c>prim_file</c>, <c>filelib</c> and
+ <c>filename</c>) accept raw file names, but the rest of OTP is not
+ guaranteed to handle them, why Unicode file naming on systems
+ where it is not default is still considered experimental.</p>
+ </note>
<p>Raw file names is a new feature in OTP R14B01, which allows the
user to supply completely uninterpreted file names to the
@@ -249,11 +251,9 @@
</item>
</taglist>
<p>Example:</p>
- <code type="none">
-f.txt: {person, "kalle", 25}.
+<code type="none">f.txt: {person, "kalle", 25}.
{person, "pelle", 30}.</code>
- <pre>
-1> <input>file:consult("f.txt").</input>
+<pre>1> <input>file:consult("f.txt").</input>
{ok,[{person,"kalle",25},{person,"pelle",30}]}</pre>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -362,7 +362,6 @@ f.txt: {person, "kalle", 25}.
<p>In a future release, a bad type for the
<c><anno>Filename</anno></c> argument will probably generate
an exception.</p>
- <p></p>
</warning>
</desc>
</func>
@@ -1523,7 +1522,6 @@ f.txt: {person, "kalle", 25}.
<p>In a future release, a bad type for the
<c><anno>Dir</anno></c>
argument will probably generate an exception.</p>
- <p></p>
</warning>
</desc>
</func>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml
index cc49090386..688cd0f78f 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/gen_sctp.xml
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 1 (x86_64)
kernel 2.6.16.54-0.2.3-smp with lksctp-tools-1.0.7.</p>
<p>Record definitions for the <c>gen_sctp</c> module can be found using:</p>
- <pre>
- -include_lib("kernel/include/inet_sctp.hrl"). </pre>
+<pre> -include_lib("kernel/include/inet_sctp.hrl"). </pre>
<p>These record definitions use the "new" spelling 'adaptation',
not the deprecated 'adaption', regardless of which
spelling the underlying C API uses.</p>
@@ -152,8 +151,7 @@
The result of <c>connect/*</c> is an <c>#sctp_assoc_change{}</c>
event which contains, in particular, the new
<seealso marker="#type-assoc_id">Association ID</seealso>.</p>
- <pre>
- #sctp_assoc_change{
+<pre> #sctp_assoc_change{
state = atom(),
error = atom(),
outbound_streams = integer(),
@@ -163,8 +161,7 @@
<p>The number of outbound and inbound streams can be set by
giving an <c>sctp_initmsg</c> option to <c>connect</c>
as in:</p>
- <pre>
- connect(<anno>Socket</anno>, Ip, <anno>Port</anno>,
+<pre> connect(<anno>Socket</anno>, Ip, <anno>Port</anno>,
[{sctp_initmsg,#sctp_initmsg{num_ostreams=OutStreams,
max_instreams=MaxInStreams}}]) </pre>
<p>All options <c><anno>Opt</anno></c> are set on the socket before the
@@ -340,8 +337,7 @@
<p><seealso marker="#record-sctp_assoc_change">#sctp_assoc_change{}</seealso>;</p>
</item>
<item>
- <pre>
- #sctp_paddr_change{
+<pre> #sctp_paddr_change{
addr = {ip_address(),port()},
state = atom(),
error = integer(),
@@ -378,8 +374,7 @@
converted into a string using <c>error_string/1</c>.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <pre>
- #sctp_send_failed{
+<pre> #sctp_send_failed{
flags = true | false,
error = integer(),
info = #sctp_sndrcvinfo{},
@@ -399,8 +394,7 @@
returned by <c>recv/*</c>.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <pre>
- #sctp_adaptation_event{
+<pre> #sctp_adaptation_event{
adaptation_ind = integer(),
assoc_id = assoc_id()
} </pre>
@@ -411,8 +405,7 @@
the Erlang/SCTP binding, this event is disabled by default.</p>
</item>
<item>
- <pre>
- #sctp_pdapi_event{
+<pre> #sctp_pdapi_event{
indication = sctp_partial_delivery_aborted,
assoc_id = assoc_id()
} </pre>
@@ -469,7 +462,7 @@
<marker id="option-binary"></marker>
<marker id="option-list"></marker>
<taglist>
- <tag><c>{mode, list|binary}</c>or just <c>list</c> or <c>binary</c>.</tag>
+ <tag><c>{mode, list|binary}</c> or just <c>list</c> or <c>binary</c></tag>
<item>
<p>Determines the type of data returned from <c>gen_sctp:recv/1,2</c>.</p>
<marker id="option-active"></marker>
@@ -562,8 +555,7 @@
</item>
<tag><c>{sctp_rtoinfo, #sctp_rtoinfo{}}</c></tag>
<item>
- <pre>
- #sctp_rtoinfo{
+<pre> #sctp_rtoinfo{
assoc_id = assoc_id(),
initial = integer(),
max = integer(),
@@ -577,8 +569,7 @@
</item>
<tag><c>{sctp_associnfo, #sctp_assocparams{}}</c></tag>
<item>
- <pre>
- #sctp_assocparams{
+<pre> #sctp_assocparams{
assoc_id = assoc_id(),
asocmaxrxt = integer(),
number_peer_destinations = integer(),
@@ -593,8 +584,7 @@
</item>
<tag><c>{sctp_initmsg, #sctp_initmsg{}}</c></tag>
<item>
- <pre>
- #sctp_initmsg{
+<pre> #sctp_initmsg{
num_ostreams = integer(),
max_instreams = integer(),
max_attempts = integer(),
@@ -622,7 +612,6 @@
for establishing an association.</p>
</item>
</list>
- <p></p>
</item>
<tag><c>{sctp_autoclose, integer() >= 0}</c></tag>
<item>
@@ -657,8 +646,7 @@
</item>
<tag><c>{sctp_primary_addr, #sctp_prim{}}</c></tag>
<item>
- <pre>
- #sctp_prim{
+<pre> #sctp_prim{
assoc_id = assoc_id(),
addr = {IP, Port}
}
@@ -671,8 +659,7 @@
</item>
<tag><c>{sctp_set_peer_primary_addr, #sctp_setpeerprim{}}</c></tag>
<item>
- <pre>
- #sctp_setpeerprim{
+<pre> #sctp_setpeerprim{
assoc_id = assoc_id(),
addr = {IP, Port}
}
@@ -686,8 +673,7 @@
<tag><c>{sctp_adaptation_layer, #sctp_setadaptation{}}</c></tag>
<item>
<marker id="record-sctp_setadaptation"></marker>
- <pre>
- #sctp_setadaptation{
+<pre> #sctp_setadaptation{
adaptation_ind = integer()
} </pre>
<p>When set, requests that the local endpoint uses the value given by
@@ -698,8 +684,7 @@
</item>
<tag><c>{sctp_peer_addr_params, #sctp_paddrparams{}}</c></tag>
<item>
- <pre>
- #sctp_paddrparams{
+<pre> #sctp_paddrparams{
assoc_id = assoc_id(),
address = {IP, Port},
hbinterval = integer(),
@@ -756,16 +741,13 @@
<p><c>sackdelay_disable</c>: disable SAC delay.</p>
</item>
</list>
- <p></p>
</item>
</list>
- <p></p>
</item>
<tag><c>{sctp_default_send_param, #sctp_sndrcvinfo{}}</c></tag>
<item>
<marker id="record-sctp_sndrcvinfo"></marker>
- <pre>
- #sctp_sndrcvinfo{
+<pre> #sctp_sndrcvinfo{
stream = integer(),
ssn = integer(),
flags = list(),
@@ -807,20 +789,17 @@
association, with flushing of unsent data.</p>
</item>
</list>
- <p></p>
<p>Other fields are rarely used. See
<url href="http://www.rfc-archive.org/getrfc.php?rfc=2960">RFC2960</url> and
<url href="http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-tsvwg-sctpsocket-13">Sockets API Extensions for SCTP</url> for full information.</p>
</item>
</list>
- <p></p>
<marker id="option-sctp_events"></marker>
</item>
<tag><c>{sctp_events, #sctp_event_subscribe{}}</c></tag>
<item>
<marker id="record-sctp_event_subscribe"></marker>
- <pre>
- #sctp_event_subscribe{
+<pre> #sctp_event_subscribe{
data_io_event = true | false,
association_event = true | false,
address_event = true | false,
@@ -845,8 +824,7 @@
</item>
<tag><c>{sctp_delayed_ack_time, #sctp_assoc_value{}}</c></tag>
<item>
- <pre>
- #sctp_assoc_value{
+<pre> #sctp_assoc_value{
assoc_id = assoc_id(),
assoc_value = integer()
} </pre>
@@ -857,8 +835,7 @@
</item>
<tag><c>{sctp_status, #sctp_status{}}</c></tag>
<item>
- <pre>
- #sctp_status{
+<pre> #sctp_status{
assoc_id = assoc_id(),
state = atom(),
rwnd = integer(),
@@ -930,14 +907,12 @@
address (see below for the format of <c>#sctp_paddrinfo{}</c>).</p>
</item>
</list>
- <p></p>
<marker id="option-sctp_get_peer_addr_info"></marker>
</item>
<tag><c>{sctp_get_peer_addr_info, #sctp_paddrinfo{}}</c></tag>
<item>
<marker id="record-sctp_paddrinfo"></marker>
- <pre>
- #sctp_paddrinfo{
+<pre> #sctp_paddrinfo{
assoc_id = assoc_id(),
address = {IP, Port},
state = inactive | active,
@@ -968,8 +943,7 @@
<item>
<p>Example of an Erlang SCTP Server which receives SCTP messages and
prints them on the standard output:</p>
- <pre>
- -module(sctp_server).
+<pre> -module(sctp_server).
-export([server/0,server/1,server/2]).
-include_lib("kernel/include/inet.hrl").
@@ -998,7 +972,6 @@
io:format("Received: ~p~n", [Data])
end,
server_loop(S). </pre>
- <p></p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Example of an Erlang SCTP Client which interacts with the above Server.
@@ -1008,8 +981,7 @@
over Stream 5 fails. The client then <c>abort</c>s the association,
which results in the corresponding Event being received on
the Server side.</p>
- <pre>
- -module(sctp_client).
+<pre> -module(sctp_client).
-export([client/0, client/1, client/2]).
-include_lib("kernel/include/inet.hrl").
@@ -1042,13 +1014,11 @@
timer:sleep(1000),
gen_sctp:close(S). </pre>
- <p></p>
</item>
<item>
<p>A very simple Erlang SCTP Client which uses the
connect_init API.</p>
- <pre>
--module(ex3).
+<pre>-module(ex3).
-export([client/4]).
-include_lib("kernel/include/inet.hrl").
@@ -1101,7 +1071,6 @@ client_loop(S, Peer1, Port1, AssocId1, Peer2, Port2, AssocId2) -&gt;
ok
end.
</pre>
- <p></p>
</item>
</list>
</section>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/heart.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/heart.xml
index e2dbcbe63d..26d1e27822 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/heart.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/heart.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
system.</p>
<p>An Erlang runtime system to be monitored by a heart program,
should be started with the command line flag <c>-heart</c> (see
- also <seealso marker="erts:erl">erl(1)</seealso>. The <c>heart</c>
+ also <seealso marker="erts:erl">erl(1)</seealso>). The <c>heart</c>
process is then started automatically:</p>
<pre>
% <input>erl -heart ...</input></pre>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/make.dep b/lib/kernel/doc/src/make.dep
deleted file mode 100644
index f79d1c6367..0000000000
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/make.dep
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-# ----------------------------------------------------
-# >>>> Do not edit this file <<<<
-# This file was automaticly generated by
-# /home/otp/bin/docdepend
-# ----------------------------------------------------
-
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------
-# TeX files that the DVI file depend on
-# ----------------------------------------------------
-
-book.dvi: app.tex application.tex auth.tex book.tex \
- code.tex config.tex disk_log.tex erl_boot_server.tex \
- erl_ddll.tex erl_prim_loader_stub.tex erlang_stub.tex \
- error_handler.tex error_logger.tex file.tex \
- gen_sctp.tex gen_tcp.tex gen_udp.tex global.tex \
- global_group.tex heart.tex inet.tex inet_res.tex \
- init_stub.tex kernel_app.tex net_adm.tex net_kernel.tex \
- os.tex packages.tex pg2.tex ref_man.tex rpc.tex \
- seq_trace.tex user.tex wrap_log_reader.tex \
- zlib_stub.tex
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------
-# Source inlined when transforming from source to LaTeX
-# ----------------------------------------------------
-
-book.tex: ref_man.xml
-
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml
index 1c0ea53c85..e54a427ff0 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/net_kernel.xml
@@ -37,13 +37,10 @@
monitoring of the network.</p>
<p>An Erlang node is started using the command line flag
<c>-name</c> or <c>-sname</c>:</p>
- <pre>
-$ <input>erl -sname foobar</input></pre>
+<pre>$ <input>erl -sname foobar</input></pre>
<p>It is also possible to call <c>net_kernel:start([foobar])</c>
directly from the normal Erlang shell prompt:</p>
- <p></p>
- <pre>
-1> <input>net_kernel:start([foobar, shortnames]).</input>
+<pre>1> <input>net_kernel:start([foobar, shortnames]).</input>
{ok,&lt;0.64.0>}
(foobar@gringotts)2></pre>
<p>If the node is started with the command line flag <c>-sname</c>,
@@ -230,7 +227,6 @@ $ <input>erl -sname foobar</input></pre>
<c><anno>NetTicktime</anno></c> seconds. <c><anno>TransitionPeriod</anno></c> defaults
to 60.</p>
<p>Some definitions:</p>
- <p></p>
<taglist>
<tag>The minimum transition traffic interval (<c>MTTI</c>)</tag>
<item>
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml
index fc8360b3d1..ec57b03bd9 100644
--- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml
+++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/notes.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,62 @@
</header>
<p>This document describes the changes made to the Kernel application.</p>
+<section><title>Kernel 2.14.5</title>
+
+ <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p>
+ Fix type of Packet arg of gen_tcp:send/2 and
+ gen_udp:send/4</p>
+ <p>
+ The type is marked as a binary() or a string() but in
+ practice it can be an iodata(). The test suite was
+ updated to confirm the gen_tcp/2 and gen_udp:send/4
+ functions accept iodata() (iolists) packets. (Thanks to
+ Filipe David Manana)</p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9514</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p> XML files have been corrected. </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9550 Aux Id: OTP-9541 </p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+
+ <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title>
+ <list>
+ <item>
+ <p> The types and specifications of the inet modules have
+ been improved. </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9260</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p> Types and specifications have been added. </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9356</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p> Contracts in STDLIB and Kernel have been improved and
+ type errors have been corrected. </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9485</p>
+ </item>
+ <item>
+ <p> Update documentation and specifications of some of
+ the zlib functions. </p>
+ <p>
+ Own Id: OTP-9506</p>
+ </item>
+ </list>
+ </section>
+
+</section>
+
<section><title>Kernel 2.14.4</title>
<section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title>