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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/reltool/doc')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/reltool/doc/src/Makefile | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/reltool/doc/src/notes.xml | 144 |
2 files changed, 150 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/reltool/doc/src/Makefile b/lib/reltool/doc/src/Makefile index 8bc1488f77..0b85b7e02c 100644 --- a/lib/reltool/doc/src/Makefile +++ b/lib/reltool/doc/src/Makefile @@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ clean clean_docs: include $(ERL_TOP)/make/otp_release_targets.mk release_docs_spec: docs - $(INSTALL_DIR) $(RELSYSDIR)/doc/pdf - $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TOP_PDF_FILE) $(RELSYSDIR)/doc/pdf - $(INSTALL_DIR) $(RELSYSDIR)/doc/html - $(INSTALL_DATA) $(HTMLDIR)/* $(RELSYSDIR)/doc/html - $(INSTALL_DATA) $(INFO_FILE) $(RELSYSDIR) - $(INSTALL_DIR) $(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man3 - $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MAN3DIR)/* $(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man3 + $(INSTALL_DIR) "$(RELSYSDIR)/doc/pdf" + $(INSTALL_DATA) $(TOP_PDF_FILE) "$(RELSYSDIR)/doc/pdf" + $(INSTALL_DIR) "$(RELSYSDIR)/doc/html" + $(INSTALL_DATA) $(HTMLDIR)/* "$(RELSYSDIR)/doc/html" + $(INSTALL_DATA) $(INFO_FILE) "$(RELSYSDIR)" + $(INSTALL_DIR) "$(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man3" + $(INSTALL_DATA) $(MAN3DIR)/* "$(RELEASE_PATH)/man/man3" release_spec: diff --git a/lib/reltool/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/reltool/doc/src/notes.xml index cf2cf7f7bc..0aae128c2b 100644 --- a/lib/reltool/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/reltool/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -37,7 +37,149 @@ thus constitutes one section in this document. The title of each section is the version number of Reltool.</p> - <section><title>Reltool 0.5.7.1</title> + <section><title>Reltool 0.6</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Miscellaneous corrections: <list> <item> Start of reltool + GUI would sometimes crash with a badmatch in + reltool_sys_win:do_init. This has been corrected. </item> + <item> Minor corrections of documentation and type + specifications of app() and mod() are done. </item> + <item> If a module name is duplicated in an app file + reltool would return an error. This is now changed to a + warning. </item> <item> Reltool would earlier not + necessarily keep the order of applications as listed in + the rel specification in the configuration. This has been + corrected. </item> <item> Reltool would earlier set the + default for included applications to an empty list if it + was not set in the rel specification in the + configuration. This was correct according to + sasl/systools documentation, but not according to + sasl/systools implementation. We decided to change the + documentation and reltool to use the value of + included_applications from the .app file as default + instead of the empty list, since this seems more + intuitive and since systools always has done the same. + </item> <item> The value of included applications in the + rel specification in the configuration did not overwrite + included_applications in the .app file if it was set to + an empty list. This has been corrected. </item> <item> + Reltool would earlier add load instructions in the + script/boot files for ALL modules in the ebin directory + of an application even if mod_cond was set to app + (include only modules listed in the .app file). This has + been corrected. </item> <item> Reltool would earlier add + start instructions in the script/boot file for included + applications. This has been corrected - included + applications shall only be loaded since the including + application is responsible for starting them. </item> + <item> Status bar now indicates that reltool is working + (Processing libraries...) for all configuration changes, + and when generating target system. </item> <item> Title + of dependecies column in app and mod window is changed + from "Modules used by others" to "Modules using this". + </item> </list></p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9792</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Configuration changes via the GUI had a few bugs related + to error handling, rollback and undo. A major re-write of + the reltool_server has been done in order to align the + way reltool_server updates and uses its state and tables + for all different kinds of configuration change. </p> + <p> + All configuration changes (except undo) now cause a + re-read of the file system, meaning that if something has + changed in the file system it will be reflected in the + result of the configuration change.</p> + <p> + When loading a new configuration file via the GUI, the + old configuration is now completely scratched, and only + the new is valid.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9794</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Some bug fixes related to the handling of escripts: + <list> <item> Reltool could not handle escripts with + inlined applications. This has been corrected. Inlined + applications will be visible in the GUI, but not possible + to include/exclude separately. </item> <item> Loading a + config which contains an escript via the GUI menu did not + produce the same result as when using the same + configuration at reltool start. Paths, version and label + could differ. This has been corrected. </item> <item> + Loading config with same escript (source) twice caused + reltool to add same module twice. This has been + corrected. </item> <item> Loading config with same + escript (inlined beam) twice caused reltool to fail + saying module is included by two different applications. + This has been corrected. </item> <item> Loading config + which in addition to an existing escript also adds + another escript, for which the name sorts before the + existing one, would cause reltool to fail saying + "Application name clash". This has been corrected. + </item> </list></p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9968</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Reltool would sometimes generate a .app file containing + <c>{start_phases,undefined}</c>, which would cause an + exception in systools at parse time. This has been + corrected so reltool now omits the <c>start_phases</c> + entry if the value is <c>undefined</c>. (Thanks to Juan + Jose Comellas)</p> + <p> + In order to align with reltool, sasl will also omit + <c>start_phases</c> entries with value <c>undefined</c> + in .script files.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-10003</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + A warning list is added to the sys window of the reltool + GUI. This list will continuously show all warnings + produced by the current configuration.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9967</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + As a way of specifying one specific version of an + application, the following configuration parameter is + added on application level:</p> + <p> + {lib_dir,Dir}, Dir = string()</p> + <p> + This can be useful if the parent directory of the + application directory is not suitable to use as a lib dir + on system level.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9977</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>Reltool 0.5.7.1</title> <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> <list> |