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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml | 9 |
2 files changed, 14 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml index 886286b76d..be914aee87 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/application.xml @@ -318,8 +318,13 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> <c>{error,{not_started,App}}</c> is returned, where <c>App</c> is the name of the missing application.</p> <p>The application controller then creates an <em>application master</em> - for the application. The application master is - the group leader of all the processes in the application. + for the application. The application master becomes the + group leader of all the processes in the application. I/O is + forwarded to the previous group leader, though, this is just + a way to identify processes that belong to the application. + Used for example to find itself from any process, or, + reciprocally, to kill them all when it terminates.</p> + <p> The application master starts the application by calling the application callback function <c>Module:start/2</c> as defined by the application specification key <c>mod</c>.</p> @@ -608,4 +613,3 @@ Nodes = [cp1@cave, {cp2@cave, cp3@cave}]</code> <seealso marker="app">app(4)</seealso></p> </section> </erlref> - diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml index 8850c1736b..3f01170508 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/config.xml @@ -86,8 +86,13 @@ <tag><c>File = string()</c></tag> <item>Name of another <c>.config</c> file. Extension <c>.config</c> can be omitted. It is - recommended to use absolute paths. A relative path is - relative the current working directory of the emulator.</item> + recommended to use absolute paths. If a relative path is used, + <c>File</c> is searched, first, relative from <c>sys.config</c> directory, then relative + to the current working directory of the emulator, for backward compatibility. + This allow to use a <c>sys.config</c> pointing out other <c>.config</c> files in a release + or in a node started manually using <c>-config ...</c> with same result whatever + the current working directory. + </item> </taglist> <p>When traversing the contents of <c>sys.config</c> and a filename is encountered, its contents are read and merged with the result |