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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml index 15e6fdfa9f..0421d560b6 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -30,6 +30,87 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the STDLIB application.</p> +<section><title>STDLIB 2.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p><c>filelib:wildcard("broken_symlink")</c> would return + an empty list if "broken_symlink" was a symlink that did + not point to an existing file.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11850 Aux Id: seq12571 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p><c>erl_tar</c> can now handle files names that contain + Unicode characters. See "UNICODE SUPPORT" in the + documentation for <c>erl_tar</c>.</p> + <p>When creating a tar file, <c>erl_tar</c> would + sometime write a too short end of tape marker. GNU tar + would correctly extract files from such tar file, but + would complain about "A lone zero block at...".</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11854</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> When redefining and exporting the type <c>map()</c> + the Erlang Code Linter (<c>erl_lint</c>) erroneously + emitted an error. This bug has been fixed. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11872</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix evaluation of map updates in the debugger and + erl_eval</p> + <p> + Reported-by: José Valim</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11922</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>The following native functions now bump an appropriate + amount of reductions and yield when out of + reductions:</p> <list> + <item><c>erlang:binary_to_list/1</c></item> + <item><c>erlang:binary_to_list/3</c></item> + <item><c>erlang:bitstring_to_list/1</c></item> + <item><c>erlang:list_to_binary/1</c></item> + <item><c>erlang:iolist_to_binary/1</c></item> + <item><c>erlang:list_to_bitstring/1</c></item> + <item><c>binary:list_to_bin/1</c></item> </list> + <p>Characteristics impact:</p> <taglist> + <tag>Performance</tag> <item>The functions converting + from lists got a performance loss for very small lists, + and a performance gain for very large lists.</item> + <tag>Priority</tag> <item>Previously a process executing + one of these functions effectively got an unfair priority + boost. This priority boost depended on the input size. + The larger the input was, the larger the priority boost + got. This unfair priority boost is now lost. </item> + </taglist> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11888</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Add <c>maps:get/3</c> to maps module. The function will + return the supplied default value if the key does not + exist in the map.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11951</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>STDLIB 2.0</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> @@ -343,10 +424,10 @@ "hello"}, % add new associations</c></item> <item><c>#{ "hi" := V1, a := V2, b := V3} = M2. % match keys with values</c></item> </taglist></p> - <p> - For information on how to use Maps please see the - <seealso marker="doc/reference_manual:maps">Reference - Manual</seealso>.</p> + <p> + For information on how to use Maps please see Map Expressions in the + <seealso marker="doc/reference_manual:expressions#map_expressions"> + Reference Manual</seealso>.</p> <p> The current implementation is without the following features: <taglist> <item>No variable keys</item> @@ -2193,7 +2274,7 @@ platforms than before. If <c>configure</c> warns about no atomic implementation available, try using the <c>libatomic_ops</c> library. Use the <seealso - marker="doc/installation_guide:INSTALL#How-to-Build-and-Install-ErlangOTP_A-Closer-Look-at-the-individual-Steps_Configuring">--with-libatomic_ops=PATH</seealso> + marker="doc/installation_guide:INSTALL#Advanced-configuration-and-build-of-ErlangOTP">--with-libatomic_ops=PATH</seealso> <c>configure</c> command line argument when specifying where the <c>libatomic_ops</c> installation is located. The <c>libatomic_ops</c> library can be downloaded from: @@ -2211,7 +2292,7 @@ the pentium 4 processor. If you want the runtime system to be compatible with older processors (back to 486) you need to pass the <seealso - marker="doc/installation_guide:INSTALL#How-to-Build-and-Install-ErlangOTP_A-Closer-Look-at-the-individual-Steps_Configuring">--enable-ethread-pre-pentium4-compatibility</seealso> + marker="doc/installation_guide:INSTALL#Advanced-configuration-and-build-of-ErlangOTP">--enable-ethread-pre-pentium4-compatibility</seealso> <c>configure</c> command line argument when configuring the system.</p> <p> |