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diff --git a/lib/sasl/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/sasl/doc/src/notes.xml index e528af2522..01cdc4b29e 100644 --- a/lib/sasl/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/sasl/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <chapter> <header> <copyright> - <year>2004</year><year>2010</year> + <year>2004</year><year>2011</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -30,6 +30,233 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the SASL application.</p> +<section><title>SASL 2.1.10</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The release_handler functionality on windows services was + broken. This has been corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9306</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + If a new version of an application did not include any + erlang module changes, the code path of the application + was not updated by the release_handler unless a + 'load_object_code' instruction was added for the + application. This would be a problem if e.g. only some + files in the priv dir were changed since calls to + code:lib_dir or code:priv_dir would then point to the old + location of the application. This has been corrected - + now code:replace_path/2 will be called for all + applications that are changed (i.e. when the + application's vsn is changed in the .rel file).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9402</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The appup instruction 'delete_module' would cause a crash + during upgrade if the module to be deleted was not + loaded. This has been corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9417</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + If a path was given as ONLY 'ebin' and not for example + './ebin', then systools:make_tar would fail with a + <c>function_clause</c> exception in filename:join/1. This + has been corrected. (Thanks to Nikola Skoric for + reporting).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9507</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Implement or fix -Werror option</p> + <p> + If -Werror is enabled and there are warnings no output + file is written. Also make sure that error/warning + reporting is consistent. (Thanks to Tuncer Ayaz)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9536</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Improved error information for timeouts during + release_handler:install_release.</p> + <p> + This patch addresses two cases where a timeout will occur + during upgrade. 1) if a supervisor is suspended (call to + get children from supervisor will hang) 2) if the child + spec for a supervisor incorrectly states that it is a + worker with a dynamic set of modules (call to get modules + from gen_event will hang)</p> + <p> + An error report will now be printed, and the return value + of release_handler:install_release will indicate what + happened. (Thanks to joe williams)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9546</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + <c>release_handler:install_release</c> could be very slow + when there are many processes in the system. Some + optimization work has been done both in erts and in the + release handler in order to improve this. </p> + <p> + A new option, <c>purge</c>, is added to + <c>release_handler:check_install_release</c> which can be + called first in order to speed up the execution of + <c>release_handler:install_release</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9395</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>SASL 2.1.9.4</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Remove traces of release_handler reading from filesystem + when it has Masters list</p> + <p> + There are a couple of places in release_handler and + release_handler_1 that assumed it has a disk to read + from, which in the case of an erl_prim_loader Loader + other than efile is not necessarily true</p> + <p> + Add check_paths/2 to do the equivalent of check_path/1 + for when there is a Masters list</p> + <p> + Change get_vsn to no longer get sent File paths but + instead use the Bin since beam_lib:version being sent a + file path causes it to read the local file system</p> + <p> + Add get_current_vsn/1 as an equivalent to + beam_lib:version(code:which(Mod)), but using + erl_prim_loader:get_file instead of reading from local + file system</p> + <p> + (Thanks to Steven Gravell)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9142</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + rb:stop did sometimes return {error,running}. This came + from supervisor:delete_child and happened when the + rb_server has not yet terminated when this function was + called. Instead of having a separate gen_server call to + rb_server for stopping the process, + supervisor:terminate_child is now called. This is a + synchronous function - i.e. it waits for the process to + actually terminate before it returns.</p> + <p> + A file descriptor leak in rb:scan_files is corrected. The + index file was never closed after reading.</p> + <p> + A mismatch in the behavior of rb:filter, when filter + included 'no', is corrected. Such filters will now return + *all* non-matching reports, not only the 'proplist' + reports.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9149</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Start and end date for rb:filter/2 was specified as + {{Y-M-D},...} in the help text instead of {{Y,M,D},...}. + This has been corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9166</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + If some, but not all, of the sasl environment variables + related to the log_mf_h error handler were missing sasl + would successfully start but silently skip starting + log_mf_h. This is corrected so sasl startup will now fail + if one or two of the three variables are given. If none + of the variables are given, sasl will start as before + without starting log_mf_h.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9185</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Change default behaviour to not check src code when + creating release</p> + <p> + Add new option <c>src_tests</c> to systools:make_script + and systools:make_tar. The old option + <c>no_module_tests</c> is now ignored as this is the + default behaviour.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9146 Aux Id: seq11803 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>SASL 2.1.9.3</title> + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Honor start type in .rel files when building relup files</p> + <p> + Previously, relup file always included an + application:start(Application, permanent) apply + instruction for every application that appear in the + UpTo/DowFrom release file, whatever their start type in + the release file.</p> + <p> + The new implementation fixes this bug by honoring the + start type according to the rel(5) format. If the start + type is none, no apply line is included in the relup. If + the start type is load, the relup includes instruction to + only load the application. Otherwise, the relup includes + an instruction to start the application to the according + type.</p> + <p> + The fix is implemented by adding a new parameter to the + add_application high level appup instruction. This new + parameter is documented in appup(5).</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-9097</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>SASL 2.1.9.2</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |