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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/stdlib/doc/src/beam_lib.xml')
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1 files changed, 58 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/beam_lib.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/beam_lib.xml index 26d0724aaf..bb44ca3201 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/beam_lib.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/beam_lib.xml @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ <date>1999-10-30</date> <rev>PA1</rev> </header> - <module>beam_lib</module> + <module since="">beam_lib</module> <modulesummary>An interface to the BEAM file format.</modulesummary> <description> <p>This module provides an interface to files created by @@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ io:fwrite("~s~n", [erl_prettypr:format(erl_syntax:form_list(AC))]).</code> <name name="beam"/> <desc> <p>Each of the functions described below accept either the - module name, the filename, or a binary containing the BEAM - module.</p> + filename (as a string) or a binary containing the BEAM + module.</p> </desc> </datatype> <datatype> @@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ io:fwrite("~s~n", [erl_prettypr:format(erl_syntax:form_list(AC))]).</code> <funcs> <func> - <name name="all_chunks" arity="1"/> + <name name="all_chunks" arity="1" since="OTP 18.2"/> <fsummary>Read all chunks from a BEAM file or binary</fsummary> <desc> <p>Reads chunk data for all chunks.</p> @@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ io:fwrite("~s~n", [erl_prettypr:format(erl_syntax:form_list(AC))]).</code> </func> <func> - <name name="build_module" arity="1"/> + <name name="build_module" arity="1" since="OTP 18.2"/> <fsummary>Create a BEAM module from a list of chunks.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Builds a BEAM module (as a binary) from a list of chunks.</p> @@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ io:fwrite("~s~n", [erl_prettypr:format(erl_syntax:form_list(AC))]).</code> </func> <func> - <name name="chunks" arity="2"/> + <name name="chunks" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Read selected chunks from a BEAM file or binary.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Reads chunk data for selected chunks references. The order of @@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ io:fwrite("~s~n", [erl_prettypr:format(erl_syntax:form_list(AC))]).</code> </func> <func> - <name name="chunks" arity="3"/> + <name name="chunks" arity="3" since=""/> <fsummary>Read selected chunks from a BEAM file or binary.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Reads chunk data for selected chunks references. The order of @@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ io:fwrite("~s~n", [erl_prettypr:format(erl_syntax:form_list(AC))]).</code> </func> <func> - <name name="clear_crypto_key_fun" arity="0"/> + <name name="clear_crypto_key_fun" arity="0" since=""/> <fsummary>Unregister the current crypto key fun.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Unregisters the crypto key fun and terminates the process @@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ io:fwrite("~s~n", [erl_prettypr:format(erl_syntax:form_list(AC))]).</code> </func> <func> - <name name="cmp" arity="2"/> + <name name="cmp" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Compare two BEAM files.</fsummary> <type name="cmp_rsn"/> <desc> @@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ io:fwrite("~s~n", [erl_prettypr:format(erl_syntax:form_list(AC))]).</code> </func> <func> - <name name="cmp_dirs" arity="2"/> + <name name="cmp_dirs" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Compare the BEAM files in two directories.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Compares the BEAM files in @@ -359,7 +359,7 @@ io:fwrite("~s~n", [erl_prettypr:format(erl_syntax:form_list(AC))]).</code> </func> <func> - <name name="crypto_key_fun" arity="1"/> + <name name="crypto_key_fun" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Register a fun that provides a crypto key.</fsummary> <type name="crypto_fun"/> <type name="crypto_fun_arg"/> @@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ CryptoKeyFun(clear) -> term()</code> </func> <func> - <name name="diff_dirs" arity="2"/> + <name name="diff_dirs" arity="2" since=""/> <fsummary>Compare the BEAM files in two directories.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Compares the BEAM files in two directories as @@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ CryptoKeyFun(clear) -> term()</code> </func> <func> - <name name="format_error" arity="1"/> + <name name="format_error" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Return an English description of a BEAM read error reply. </fsummary> <desc> @@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ CryptoKeyFun(clear) -> term()</code> </func> <func> - <name name="info" arity="1"/> + <name name="info" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Information about a BEAM file.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns a list containing some information about a BEAM file @@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ CryptoKeyFun(clear) -> term()</code> </func> <func> - <name name="md5" arity="1"/> + <name name="md5" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Read the module version of the BEAM file.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Calculates an MD5 redundancy check for the code of the module @@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ CryptoKeyFun(clear) -> term()</code> </func> <func> - <name name="strip" arity="1"/> + <name name="strip" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Remove chunks not needed by the loader from a BEAM file. </fsummary> <desc> @@ -470,7 +470,19 @@ CryptoKeyFun(clear) -> term()</code> </func> <func> - <name name="strip_files" arity="1"/> + <name name="strip" arity="2" since=""/> + <fsummary>Remove chunks not needed by the loader from a BEAM file. + </fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Removes all chunks from a BEAM + file except those needed by the loader or passed in. In particular, + the debug information (chunk <c>debug_info</c> and <c>abstract_code</c>) + is removed.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name name="strip_files" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Removes chunks not needed by the loader from BEAM files. </fsummary> <desc> @@ -483,7 +495,20 @@ CryptoKeyFun(clear) -> term()</code> </func> <func> - <name name="strip_release" arity="1"/> + <name name="strip_files" arity="2" since=""/> + <fsummary>Removes chunks not needed by the loader from BEAM files. + </fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Removes all chunks except + those needed by the loader or passed in from BEAM files. In particular, + the debug information (chunk <c>debug_info</c> and <c>abstract_code</c>) + is removed. The returned list contains one element for each + specified filename, in the same order as in <c>Files</c>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name name="strip_release" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Remove chunks not needed by the loader from all BEAM files of a release.</fsummary> <desc> @@ -497,7 +522,21 @@ CryptoKeyFun(clear) -> term()</code> </func> <func> - <name name="version" arity="1"/> + <name name="strip_release" arity="2" since=""/> + <fsummary>Remove chunks not needed by the loader from all BEAM files of + a release.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Removes all chunks + except those needed by the loader or passed in from the BEAM files of a + release. <c><anno>Dir</anno></c> is to be the installation root + directory. For example, the current OTP release can be + stripped with the call + <c>beam_lib:strip_release(code:root_dir())</c>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name name="version" arity="1" since=""/> <fsummary>Read the module version of the BEAM file.</fsummary> <desc> <p>Returns the module version or versions. A version is defined by |