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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml index 0e8bf3d27c..428d8a6e70 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,110 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the STDLIB application.</p> +<section><title>STDLIB 3.3</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p>An escript with only two lines would not work.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14098</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> Characters (<c>$char</c>) can be used in constant + pattern expressions. They can also be used in types and + contracts. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14103 Aux Id: ERL-313 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> The signatures of <c>erl_parse:anno_to_term/1</c> and + <c>erl_parse:anno_from_term/1</c> are corrected. Using + these functions no longer results in false Dialyzer + warnings. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14131</p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Pretty-printing of maps is improved. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14175 Aux Id: seq13277 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>If any of the following functions in the <c>zip</c> + module crashed, a file would be left open: + <c>extract()</c>, <c>unzip()</c>, <c>create()</c>, or + <c>zip()</c>. This has been corrected.</p> + <p>A <c>zip</c> file having a "Unix header" could not be + unpacked.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14189 Aux Id: ERL-348, ERL-349 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> Improve the Erlang shell's tab-completion of long + names. </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14200 Aux Id: ERL-352 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The reference manual for <c>sys</c> had some faulty + information about the 'get_modules' message used by + processes where modules change dynamically during + runtime. The documentation is now corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14248 Aux Id: ERL-367 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Bug fixes, new features and improvements to gen_statem:</p> + <p> + A new type init_result/1 has replaced the old + init_result/0, so if you used that old type (that was + never documented) you have to change your code, which may + be regarded as a potential incompatibility.</p> + <p> + Changing callback modes after code change did not work + since the new callback mode was not recorded. This bug + has been fixed.</p> + <p> + The event types state_timeout and {call,From} could not + be generated with a {next_event,EventType,EventContent} + action since they did not pass the runtime type check. + This bug has now been corrected.</p> + <p> + State entry calls can now be repeated using (new) state + callback returns {repeat_state,...}, + {repeat_state_and_data,_} and repeat_state_and_data.</p> + <p> + There have been lots of code cleanup in particular + regarding timer handling. For example is async + cancel_timer now used. Error handling has also been + cleaned up.</p> + <p> + To align with probable future changes to the rest of + gen_*, terminate/3 has now got a fallback and + code_change/4 is not mandatory.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14114</p> + </item> + <item> + <p><c>filename:safe_relative_path/1</c> to sanitize a + relative path has been added.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-14215</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>STDLIB 3.2</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |