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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/kernel')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml | 21 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml b/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml index 8f968cc988..b24a2bd7bd 100644 --- a/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml +++ b/lib/kernel/doc/src/app.xml @@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ RTDeps [ApplicationVersion] [] <c>description</c>, <c>vsn</c>, <c>modules</c>, <c>registered</c> and <c>applications</c>. The other keys are ignored by <c>systools</c>.</p> + <warning><p>The <c>RTDeps</c> type was introduced in OTP 17.0 and + might be subject to changes during the OTP 17 release.</p></warning> <taglist> <tag><c>description</c></tag> <item> @@ -188,10 +190,10 @@ RTDeps [ApplicationVersion] [] 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> </item> - <tag><c>runtime_dependencies</c></tag> - <item>A list of application versions that the application + <tag><marker id="runtime_dependencies"><c>runtime_dependencies</c></marker></tag> + <item><p>A list of application versions that the application depends on. An example of such an application version is - "kernel-3.0". Application versions specified as runtime + <c>"kernel-3.0"</c>. Application versions specified as runtime dependencies are minimum requirements. That is, a larger application version than the one specified in the dependency satisfies the requirement. For information on @@ -202,7 +204,18 @@ RTDeps [ApplicationVersion] [] specifies a source code version. An additional indirect requirement is that installed binary application of the specified version has been built so that it is - compatible with the rest of the system. + compatible with the rest of the system.</p> + <p>Some dependencies might only be required in specific runtime + scenarios. In the case such optional dependencies exist, these are + specified and documented in the corresponding "App" documentation + of the specific application.</p> + <warning><p>The <c>runtime_dependencies</c> key was introduced in + OTP 17.0. The type of its value might be subject to changes during + the OTP 17 release.</p></warning> + <warning><p>All runtime dependencies specified in OTP applications + during the OTP 17 release might not be completely correct. This + is actively worked on. Declared runtime dependencies in OTP + applications are expected to be correct in OTP 18.</p></warning> </item> </taglist> </section> |