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diff --git a/lib/observer/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/observer/doc/src/notes.xml index 05ea550964..96cd89b375 100644 --- a/lib/observer/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/observer/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -32,6 +32,73 @@ <p>This document describes the changes made to the Observer application.</p> +<section><title>Observer 2.6</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + A bug introduced in OTP-20 would make Crashdump Viewer + crash when trying to expand an empty binary. This is now + corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14642</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + If a match spec in the config file contained more than + one clause, observer would earlier crash when trying to + display it in the GUI. This is now corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14643 Aux Id: ERL-489 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Writing of crash dumps is significantly faster.</p> + <p>Maps are now included in crash dumps.</p> + <p>Constants terms would only be shown in one process, + while other processes referencing the same constant term + would show a marker for incomplete heap. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14685 Aux Id: OTP-14611, OTP-14603, OTP-14595 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>Binaries and some other data in crash dumps are now + encoded in base64 (instead of in hex), which will reduce + the size of crash dumps.</p> + <p>A few bugs in the handling of sub binaries in + <c>crashdump_viewer</c> have been fixed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14686</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + In order to allow future improvements, Crashdump Viewer + now checks the version tag of the crashdump to see that + it is a known format. If the crashdump version is newer + than Crashdump Viewer is prepared to read, then an + information dialog is displayed before Crashdump Viewer + terminates.</p> + <p> + If an incomplete process heap is discovered in a + crashdump, Crashdump Viewer will now display a warning + for this, similar to the warning displayed when a + crashdump is truncated. Incomplete heaps can occur if for + instance the literals are not included, which is the case + for all dumps prior to OTP-20.2.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14755</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Observer 2.5</title> <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> |