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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/proc_lib.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/proc_lib.xml index 58ca5644cf..cb152d1935 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/proc_lib.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/proc_lib.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2016</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2017</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ the <seealso marker="doc/design_principles:des_princ"> OTP Design Principles</seealso>. Specifically, the functions in this module are used by the OTP standard behaviors (for example, - <c>gen_server</c>, <c>gen_fsm</c>, and <c>gen_statem</c>) + <c>gen_server</c> and <c>gen_statem</c>) when starting new processes. The functions can also be used to start <em>special processes</em>, user-defined processes that comply to the OTP design principles. For an example, @@ -59,13 +59,19 @@ <p>When a process that is started using <c>proc_lib</c> terminates abnormally (that is, with another exit reason than <c>normal</c>, <c>shutdown</c>, or <c>{shutdown,Term}</c>), a <em>crash report</em> - is generated, which is written to terminal by the default <c>SASL</c> + is generated, which is written to terminal by the default SASL event handler. That is, the crash report is normally only visible - if the <c>SASL</c> application is started; see + if the SASL application is started; see <seealso marker="sasl:sasl_app"><c>sasl(6)</c></seealso> and section <seealso marker="sasl:error_logging">SASL Error Logging</seealso> in the SASL User's Guide.</p> + <p>Unlike in "plain Erlang", <c>proc_lib</c> processes will not generate + <em>error reports</em>, which are written to the terminal by the + emulator and do not require SASL to be started. All exceptions are + converted to <em>exits</em> which are ignored by the default + <c>error_logger</c> handler.</p> + <p>The crash report contains the previously stored information, such as ancestors and initial function, the termination reason, and information about other processes that terminate as a result |