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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml index 514ac37d90..5d4f9d912f 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,219 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the STDLIB application.</p> +<section><title>STDLIB 2.8</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Fix evaluation in matching of bound map key variables in + the interpreter.</p> + <p> + Prior to this patch, the following code would not + evaluate: <c>X = key,(fun(#{X := value}) -> true + end)(#{X => value})</c></p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13218</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> Fix <c>erl_eval</c> not using non-local function + handler. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13228 Aux Id: ERL-32 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> The Erlang Code Linter no longer crashes if there is + a <c>-deprecated()</c> attribute but no <c>-module()</c> + declaration. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13230 Aux Id: ERL-62 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The timestamp in the result returned by <c>dets:info(Tab, + safe_fixed)</c> was unintentionally broken as a result of + the time API rewrites in OTP 18.0. This has now been + fixed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13239 Aux Id: OTP-11997 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>A rare race condition in <c>beam_lib</c> when using + encrypted abstract format has been eliminated.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13278</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Improved maps:with/2 and maps:without/2 algorithms</p> + <p> + The new implementation speeds up the execution + significantly for all sizes of input.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13376</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Time warp safety improvements.</p> + <p> + Introduced the options <c>monotonic_timestamp</c>, and + <c>strict_monotonic_timestamp</c> to the trace, + sequential trace, and system profile functionality. This + since the already existing <c>timestamp</c> option is not + time warp safe.</p> + <p> + Introduced the option <c>safe_fixed_monotonic_time</c> to + <c>ets:info/2</c> and <c>dets:info/2</c>. This since the + already existing <c>safe_fixed</c> option is not time + warp safe.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13222 Aux Id: OTP-11997 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + In the shell Ctrl+W (delete word) will no longer consider + "." as being part of a word.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13281</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>STDLIB 2.7</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>The Erlang Pretty Printer uses <c>::</c> for function + type constraints.</p> <p>A bug concerning pretty printing + of annotated type union elements in map pair types has + been fixed.</p> <p>Some minor issues regarding the + documentation of types and specs have been corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13084</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> The shell command <c>rp</c> prints strings as lists + of integers if pretty printing of lists is set to + <c>false</c>. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13145</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The shell would crash if a bit syntax expression with + conflicting types were given (e.g. if a field type was + given as '<c>integer-binary</c>'). (Thanks to Aleksei + Magusev for reporting this bug.)</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13157</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>The <c>rand:export_seed/0</c> would never return + '<c>undefined</c>' even if no seed has previously been + created. Fixed to return '<c>undefined</c>' if there is + no seed in the process dictionary.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13162</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Add support for the Delete, Home and End keys in the + Erlang shell.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13032</p> + </item> + <item> + <p><c>beam_lib:all_chunks/1</c> and + <c>beam_lib:build_module/1</c> have been documented.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-13063</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>STDLIB 2.6</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> In OTP 18.0, <c>qlc</c> does not handle syntax errors + well. This bug has been fixed. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12946</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Optimize zip:unzip/2 when uncompressing to memory.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12950</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The <c>stdlib</c> reference manual is updated to show + correct information about the return value of + <c>gen_fsm:reply/2</c>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12973</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>re:split2,3 and re:replace/3,4 now correctly handles + pre-compiled patterns that have been compiled using the + '<c>unicode</c>' option.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12977</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Export <c>shell:catch_exception/1</c> as documented.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12990</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>A mechanism for limiting the amount of text that the + built-in error logger events will produce has been + introduced. It is useful for limiting both the size of + log files and the CPU time used to produce them.</p> + <p>This mechanism is experimental in the sense that it + may be changed if it turns out that it does not solve the + problem it is supposed to solve. In that case, there may + be backward incompatible improvements to this + mechanism.</p> + <p>See the documentation for the config parameter + <c>error_logger_format_depth</c> in the Kernel + application for information about how to turn on this + feature.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12864</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>STDLIB 2.5</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> @@ -89,8 +302,9 @@ Correct <c>maps</c> module error exceptions </p> <p> Bad input to maps module function will now yield the - following exceptions: <list> <item>{badmap,NotMap} - or,</item> <item>badarg</item> </list></p> + following exceptions:</p> + <list> <item>{badmap, NotMap}, or </item> <item>badarg.</item> + </list> <p> Own Id: OTP-12657</p> </item> @@ -188,12 +402,11 @@ <p> <c>proc_lib:stop/1,3</c> is used by the following functions:</p> - <p> <list> <item><c>gen_server:stop/1,3</c> (new)</item> <item><c>gen_fsm:stop/1,3</c> (new)</item> <item><c>gen_event:stop/1,3</c> (modified to be synchronous)</item> <item><c>wx_object:stop/1,3</c> - (new)</item> </list></p> + (new)</item> </list> <p> Own Id: OTP-11173 Aux Id: seq12353 </p> </item> @@ -800,8 +1013,7 @@ also implemented by the generic behaviours <c>gen_server</c>, <c>gen_event</c> and <c>gen_fsm</c>.</p> <p> - The potential incompatibility refers to</p> - <p> + The potential incompatibility refers to:</p> <list> <item>The previous behaviour of intercepting the system message and passing a tuple of size 2 as the last argument to <c>sys:handle_system_msg/6</c> is no longer @@ -809,7 +1021,7 @@ <c>StateFun</c> in <c>sys:replace_state/2,3</c> fails is changed from being totally silent to possibly (if the callback module does not catch) throw an exception in the - client process.</item> </list></p> + client process.</item> </list> <p> (Thanks to James Fish and Steve Vinoski)</p> <p> @@ -971,22 +1183,28 @@ <p> EEP43: New data type - Maps</p> <p> - With Maps you may for instance: <taglist> <item><c>M0 = - #{ a => 1, b => 2}, % create - associations</c></item> <item><c>M1 = M0#{ a := 10 }, % - update values</c></item> <item><c>M2 = M1#{ "hi" => - "hello"}, % add new associations</c></item> <item><c>#{ - "hi" := V1, a := V2, b := V3} = M2. % match keys with - values</c></item> </taglist></p> + With Maps you may for instance:</p> + <taglist> + <tag/> <item><c>M0 = #{ a => 1, b => 2}, % create + associations</c></item> + <tag/><item><c>M1 = M0#{ a := 10 }, % update values</c></item> + <tag/><item><c>M2 = M1#{ "hi" => + "hello"}, % add new associations</c></item> + <tag/><item><c>#{ "hi" := V1, a := V2, b := V3} = M2. + % match keys with values</c></item> + </taglist> <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> - <item>No single value access</item> <item>No map - comprehensions</item> </taglist></p> + features:</p> + <taglist> + <tag/><item>No variable keys</item> + <tag/><item>No single value access</item> + <tag/><item>No map comprehensions</item> + </taglist> <p> Note that Maps is <em>experimental</em> during OTP 17.0.</p> <p> @@ -1737,13 +1955,15 @@ supervisor or for the problematic child.</p> <p> This introduces some incompatibilities in stdlib due to - new return values from supervisor: <list> + new return values from supervisor:</p> + <list> <item>restart_child/2 can now return {error,restarting}</item> <item>delete_child/2 can now return {error,restarting}</item> <item>which_children/1 returns a list of {Id,Child,Type,Mods}, where Child, in addition to the old pid() or 'undefined', now also can be - 'restarting'.</item> </list></p> + 'restarting'.</item> + </list> <p> *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> <p> @@ -1759,10 +1979,10 @@ Own Id: OTP-9782 Aux Id: seq11964 </p> </item> <item> - <p> Use universal time as base in error logger + <p> Use universal time as base in error logger</p> <p> Previous conversion used the deprecated - calendar:local_time_to_universal_time/1 </p></p> + calendar:local_time_to_universal_time/1 </p> <p> Own Id: OTP-9854</p> </item> @@ -2519,10 +2739,10 @@ Own Id: OTP-8989 Aux Id: seq11741 </p> </item> <item> - <p>Fix exception generation in the io module + <p>Fix exception generation in the io module</p> <p> Some functions did not generate correct badarg exception - on a badarg exception.</p></p> + on a badarg exception.</p> <p> Own Id: OTP-9045</p> </item> |