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diff --git a/lib/reltool/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/reltool/doc/src/notes.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..293793e900 --- /dev/null +++ b/lib/reltool/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -0,0 +1,186 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="latin1" ?> +<!DOCTYPE chapter SYSTEM "chapter.dtd"> + +<chapter> + <header> + <copyright> + <year>2009</year> + <year>2009</year> + <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder> + </copyright> + <legalnotice> + The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, + Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in + compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the + Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be + retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/. + + Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" + basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See + the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations + under the License. + + The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ericsson AB. + </legalnotice> + + <title>Reltool Release Notes</title> + <prepared>Håkan Mattsson</prepared> + <docno></docno> + <date></date> + <rev></rev> + <file>notes.xml</file> + </header> + <p>This document describes the changes made to the Reltool system + from version to version. The intention of this document is to + list all incompatibilities as well as all enhancements and + bugfixes for every release of Reltool. Each release of Reltool + thus constitutes one section in this document. The title of each + section is the version number of Reltool.</p> + + + <section><title>Reltool 0.5.2</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The documentation is now built with open source tools + (xsltproc and fop) that exists on most platforms. One + visible change is that the HTML frames are removed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8254</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + </section> + + <section><title>Reltool 0.5.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + In the new release of Reltool (0.5) there is a severe bug + that may cause your source files to be deleted. The bug + is triggered when you generate a target system WITH + archive files AND your library directories are given with + absolute paths. (Library directories are given with the + ERL_LIBS environment variable or with the lib_dirs + configuration parameter.)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-8199</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + </section> + + <section><title>Reltool 0.5</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The tool is still experimental. Feedback is appreciated. </p> + <p> + Major improvements of the target system generation has + been performed. Now it is possible to generate a + relocatable target system that does not need to be + re-installed if it is moved to a new location. Archive + files are automatically generated. A detailed + specification of the target system can be generated + without actually creating the target system. Relocatable + escripts are put in the bin directory of the target + system. etc. etc.</p> + <p> + Some new functions has been introduced in the + <c>reltool</c> module: <c>start/1, start_link/1, + get_config/3, get_target_spec/1 and + eval_target_spec/3</c>.</p> + <p> + Some new configuration parameters has been introduced: + <c>profile, incl_sys_filters, excl_sys_filters, + incl_app_filters, excl_app_filters, incl_archive_filters, + excl_archive_filters, archive_opts, escript and + relocatable</c>.</p> + <p> + Some parameters have been obsoleted and given new + semantics: <c>incl_erts_dirs (incl_sys_filters), + excl_erts_dirs (excl_sys_filters), incl_app_dirs + (incl_app_filters), excl_app_dirs (excl_app_filters) and + escripts (escript).</c></p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7949</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Known Bugs and Problems</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The application is experimental. Feedback is appreciated.</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + </section> + + <section> + <title>Reltool 0.2.2</title> + + <section> + <title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The tool crashed when rel, script and boot files were + generated via the GUI. This has been fixed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7999</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + </section> + + <section> + <title>Reltool 0.2.1</title> + + <section> + <title>Improvements and New Features</title> + + <list> + <item> + <p> + Minor GUI fixes</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-7840</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + </section> + + <section> + <title>Reltool 0.2</title> + <section> + <title>Improvements and new features</title> + <p>This is the first (experimental) release of Reltool.</p> + </section> + + <section> + <title>Known Bugs and Problems</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The application is experimental.</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + </section> +</chapter> |