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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/stdlib/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/Makefile | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/fascicules.xml | 18 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml | 29 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml | 30 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/part_notes.xml | 39 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/part_notes_history.xml | 39 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml | 118 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/user_guide.gif | bin | 1581 -> 0 bytes |
11 files changed, 200 insertions, 114 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/Makefile b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/Makefile index 26602764a6..93eac8220d 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/Makefile +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/Makefile @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # # %CopyrightBegin% # -# Copyright Ericsson AB 1997-2016. All Rights Reserved. +# Copyright Ericsson AB 1997-2017. All Rights Reserved. # # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. @@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ XML_REF3_FILES = \ XML_REF6_FILES = stdlib_app.xml -XML_PART_FILES = part.xml part_notes.xml part_notes_history.xml +XML_PART_FILES = part.xml XML_CHAPTER_FILES = io_protocol.xml unicode_usage.xml notes.xml notes_history.xml assert_hrl.xml BOOK_FILES = book.xml @@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ SPECS_FILES = $(XML_REF3_FILES:%.xml=$(SPECDIR)/specs_%.xml) TOP_SPECS_FILE = specs.xml # ---------------------------------------------------- -# FLAGS +# FLAGS # ---------------------------------------------------- -XML_FLAGS += +XML_FLAGS += SPECS_FLAGS = -I../../include -I../../../kernel/include @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ html: $(HTML_REF_MAN_FILE) man: $(MAN3_FILES) $(MAN6_FILES) -debug opt: +debug opt: clean clean_docs: rm -rf $(HTMLDIR)/* @@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ clean clean_docs: rm -f $(MAN6DIR)/* rm -f $(TOP_PDF_FILE) $(TOP_PDF_FILE:%.pdf=%.fo) rm -f $(SPECDIR)/* - rm -f errs core *~ + rm -f errs core *~ $(SPECDIR)/specs_erl_id_trans.xml: escript $(SPECS_EXTRACTOR) $(SPECS_FLAGS) \ @@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ $(SPECDIR)/specs_erl_id_trans.xml: # ---------------------------------------------------- # Release Target -# ---------------------------------------------------- +# ---------------------------------------------------- include $(ERL_TOP)/make/otp_release_targets.mk release_docs_spec: docs diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml index 7666699183..697e1715e7 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml @@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ </func> <func> + <name name="erlangrc" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Load an erlang resource file.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Search <c>PathList</c> and load <c>.erlang</c> resource file if + found.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name name="flush" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Flush any messages sent to the shell.</fsummary> <desc> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/fascicules.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/fascicules.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 0ded9007e0..0000000000 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/fascicules.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,18 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> -<!DOCTYPE fascicules SYSTEM "fascicules.dtd"> - -<fascicules> - <fascicule file="part" href="part_frame.html" entry="no"> - STDLIB User's Guide - </fascicule> - <fascicule file="ref_man" href="ref_man_frame.html" entry="yes"> - Reference Manual - </fascicule> - <fascicule file="part_notes" href="part_notes_frame.html" entry="no"> - Release Notes - </fascicule> - <fascicule file="" href="../../../../doc/print.html" entry="no"> - Off-Print - </fascicule> -</fascicules> - diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml index 80c4acffdb..5e631aac21 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml @@ -45,6 +45,30 @@ <p>For more information about raw filenames, see the <seealso marker="kernel:file"><c>file</c></seealso> module.</p> + + <note> + <p> + Functionality in this module generally assumes valid input and + does not necessarily fail on input that does not use a valid + encoding, but may instead very likely produce invalid output. + </p> + <p> + File operations used to accept filenames containing + null characters (integer value zero). This caused + the name to be truncated and in some cases arguments + to primitive operations to be mixed up. Filenames + containing null characters inside the filename + are now <em>rejected</em> and will cause primitive + file operations to fail. + </p> + </note> + <warning><p> + Currently null characters at the end of the filename + will be accepted by primitive file operations. Such + filenames are however still documented as invalid. The + implementation will also change in the future and + reject such filenames. + </p></warning> </description> <datatypes> @@ -193,6 +217,11 @@ <p>Other characters represent themselves. Only filenames that have exactly the same character in the same position match. Matching is case-sensitive, for example, "a" does not match "A".</p> + <p>Directory separators must always be written as <c>/</c>, even on + Windows.</p> + <p>A character preceded by <c>\</c> loses its special meaning. Note + that <c>\</c> must be written as <c>\\</c> in a string literal. + For example, "\\?*" will match any filename starting with <c>?</c>.</p> <p>Notice that multiple "*" characters are allowed (as in Unix wildcards, but opposed to Windows/DOS wildcards).</p> <p><em>Examples:</em></p> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml index 14fd5ef787..d2608ad542 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml @@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ filename by removing redundant directory separators, use <seealso marker="#join/1"><c>join/1</c></seealso>.</p> - <p>The module supports raw filenames in the way that if a binary is + <p> + The module supports + <seealso marker="unicode_usage#notes-about-raw-filenames">raw + filenames</seealso> in the way that if a binary is present, or the filename cannot be interpreted according to the return value of <seealso marker="kernel:file#native_name_encoding/0"> <c>file:native_name_encoding/0</c></seealso>, a raw filename is also @@ -56,6 +59,30 @@ (the join operation is performed of course). For more information about raw filenames, see the <seealso marker="kernel:file"><c>file</c></seealso> module.</p> + + <note> + <p> + Functionality in this module generally assumes valid input and + does not necessarily fail on input that does not use a valid + encoding, but may instead very likely produce invalid output. + </p> + <p> + File operations used to accept filenames containing + null characters (integer value zero). This caused + the name to be truncated and in some cases arguments + to primitive operations to be mixed up. Filenames + containing null characters inside the filename + are now <em>rejected</em> and will cause primitive + file operations to fail. + </p> + </note> + <warning><p> + Currently null characters at the end of the filename + will be accepted by primitive file operations. Such + filenames are however still documented as invalid. The + implementation will also change in the future and + reject such filenames. + </p></warning> </description> <datatypes> <datatype> @@ -555,6 +582,7 @@ unsafe</pre> ["a:/","msdev","include"]</pre> </desc> </func> + </funcs> </erlref> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml index 8de6ed754f..4a824f073e 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_statem.xml @@ -1329,7 +1329,7 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) -> <c><anno>T</anno></c> is the time-out time. <c>{clean_timeout,<anno>T</anno>}</c> works like just <c>T</c> described in the note above - and uses a proxy process for <c>T < infinity</c>, + and uses a proxy process while <c>{dirty_timeout,<anno>T</anno>}</c> bypasses the proxy process which is more lightweight. </p> @@ -1339,8 +1339,12 @@ handle_event(_, _, State, Data) -> with <c>{dirty_timeout,<anno>T</anno>}</c> to avoid that the calling process dies when the call times out, you will have to be prepared to handle - a late reply. - So why not just let the calling process die? + a late reply. Note that there is an odd chance + to get a late reply even with + <c>{dirty_timeout,infinity}</c> or <c>infinity</c> + for example in the event of network problems. + So why not just let the calling process die + by not catching the exception? </p> </note> <p> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/part_notes.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/part_notes.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 461de749dd..0000000000 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/part_notes.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> -<!DOCTYPE part SYSTEM "part.dtd"> - -<part xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"> - <header> - <copyright> - <year>2004</year><year>2016</year> - <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> - </copyright> - <legalnotice> - Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); - you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. - You may obtain a copy of the License at - - http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 - - Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software - distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, - WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. - See the License for the specific language governing permissions and - limitations under the License. - - </legalnotice> - - <title>STDLIB Release Notes</title> - <prepared></prepared> - <docno></docno> - <date></date> - <rev></rev> - </header> - <description> - <p>The Standard Erlang Libraries application, <em>STDLIB</em>, - contains modules for manipulating lists, strings and files etc.</p> - <p>For information about older versions, see - <url href="part_notes_history_frame.html">Release Notes History</url>.</p> - </description> - <xi:include href="notes.xml"/> -</part> - diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/part_notes_history.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/part_notes_history.xml deleted file mode 100644 index 8fd048a41e..0000000000 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/part_notes_history.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> -<!DOCTYPE part SYSTEM "part.dtd"> - -<part> - <header> - <copyright> - <year>2006</year> - <year>2016</year> - <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder> - </copyright> - <legalnotice> - Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); - you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. - You may obtain a copy of the License at - - http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 - - Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software - distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, - WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. - See the License for the specific language governing permissions and - limitations under the License. - - The Initial Developer of the Original Code is Ericsson AB. - </legalnotice> - - <title>STDLIB Release Notes History</title> - <prepared></prepared> - <docno></docno> - <date></date> - <rev></rev> - </header> - <description> - <p>The Standard Erlang Libraries application, <em>STDLIB</em>, - contains modules for manipulating lists, strings and files etc.</p> - </description> - <include file="notes_history"></include> -</part> - diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml index 89fb858823..21f680a0ee 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml @@ -133,8 +133,9 @@ variable <c>rand_seed</c> to remember the current state.</p> <p>If a process calls - <seealso marker="#uniform-0"><c>uniform/0</c></seealso> or - <seealso marker="#uniform-1"><c>uniform/1</c></seealso> without + <seealso marker="#uniform-0"><c>uniform/0</c></seealso>, + <seealso marker="#uniform-1"><c>uniform/1</c></seealso> or + <seealso marker="#uniform_real-0"><c>uniform_real/0</c></seealso> without setting a seed first, <seealso marker="#seed-1"><c>seed/1</c></seealso> is called automatically with the default algorithm and creates a non-constant seed.</p> @@ -168,10 +169,17 @@ R3 = rand:uniform(),</pre> S0 = rand:seed_s(exrop), {R4, S1} = rand:uniform_s(S0),</pre> + <p>Textbook basic form Box-Muller standard normal deviate</p> + + <pre> +R5 = rand:uniform_real(), +R6 = rand:uniform(), +SND0 = math:sqrt(-2 * math:log(R5)) * math:cos(math:pi() * R6)</pre> + <p>Create a standard normal deviate:</p> <pre> -{SND0, S2} = rand:normal_s(S1),</pre> +{SND1, S2} = rand:normal_s(S1),</pre> <p>Create a normal deviate with mean -3 and variance 0.5:</p> @@ -414,7 +422,8 @@ tests. We suggest to use a sign test to extract a random Boolean value.</pre> This function may return exactly <c>0.0</c> which can be fatal for certain applications. If that is undesired you can use <c>(1.0 - rand:uniform())</c> to get the - interval <c>0.0 < <anno>X</anno> =< 1.0</c>. + interval <c>0.0 < <anno>X</anno> =< 1.0</c>, or instead use + <seealso marker="#uniform_real-0"><c>uniform_real/0</c></seealso>. </p> <p> If neither endpoint is desired you can test and re-try @@ -432,6 +441,42 @@ end.</pre> </func> <func> + <name name="uniform_real" arity="0"/> + <fsummary>Return a random float.</fsummary> + <desc><marker id="uniform_real-0"/> + <p> + Returns a random float + uniformly distributed in the value range + <c>DBL_MIN =< <anno>X</anno> < 1.0</c> + and updates the state in the process dictionary. + </p> + <p> + Conceptually, a random real number <c>R</c> is generated + from the interval <c>0 =< R < 1</c> and then the + closest rounded down normalized number + in the IEEE 754 Double precision format + is returned. + </p> + <note> + <p> + The generated numbers from this function has got better + granularity for small numbers than the regular + <seealso marker="#uniform-0"><c>uniform/0</c></seealso> + because all bits in the mantissa are random. + This property, in combination with the fact that exactly zero + is never returned is useful for algoritms doing for example + <c>1.0 / <anno>X</anno></c> or <c>math:log(<anno>X</anno>)</c>. + </p> + </note> + <p> + See + <seealso marker="#uniform_real_s-1"><c>uniform_real_s/1</c></seealso> + for more explanation. + </p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name name="uniform" arity="1"/> <fsummary>Return a random integer.</fsummary> <desc><marker id="uniform-1"/> @@ -460,7 +505,8 @@ end.</pre> This function may return exactly <c>0.0</c> which can be fatal for certain applications. If that is undesired you can use <c>(1.0 - rand:uniform(State))</c> to get the - interval <c>0.0 < <anno>X</anno> =< 1.0</c>. + interval <c>0.0 < <anno>X</anno> =< 1.0</c>, or instead use + <seealso marker="#uniform_real_s-1"><c>uniform_real_s/1</c></seealso>. </p> <p> If neither endpoint is desired you can test and re-try @@ -478,6 +524,68 @@ end.</pre> </func> <func> + <name name="uniform_real_s" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Return a random float.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p> + Returns, for a specified state, a random float + uniformly distributed in the value range + <c>DBL_MIN =< <anno>X</anno> < 1.0</c> + and updates the state in the process dictionary. + </p> + <p> + Conceptually, a random real number <c>R</c> is generated + from the interval <c>0 =< R < 1</c> and then the + closest rounded down normalized number + in the IEEE 754 Double precision format + is returned. + </p> + <note> + <p> + The generated numbers from this function has got better + granularity for small numbers than the regular + <seealso marker="#uniform_s-1"><c>uniform_s/1</c></seealso> + because all bits in the mantissa are random. + This property, in combination with the fact that exactly zero + is never returned is useful for algoritms doing for example + <c>1.0 / <anno>X</anno></c> or <c>math:log(<anno>X</anno>)</c>. + </p> + </note> + <p> + The concept implicates that the probability to get + exactly zero is extremely low; so low that this function + is in fact guaranteed to never return zero. The smallest + number that it might return is <c>DBL_MIN</c>, which is + 2.0^(-1022). + </p> + <p> + The value range stated at the top of this function + description is technically correct, but + <c>0.0 =< <anno>X</anno> < 1.0</c> + is a better description of the generated numbers' + statistical distribution. Except that exactly 0.0 + is never returned, which is not possible to observe + statistically. + </p> + <p> + For example; for all sub ranges + <c>N*2.0^(-53) =< X < (N+1)*2.0^(-53)</c> + where + <c>0 =< integer(N) < 2.0^53</c> + the probability is the same. + Compare that with the form of the numbers generated by + <seealso marker="#uniform_s-1"><c>uniform_s/1</c></seealso>. + </p> + <p> + Having to generate extra random bits for + small numbers costs a little performance. + This function is about 20% slower than the regular + <seealso marker="#uniform_s-1"><c>uniform_s/1</c></seealso> + </p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name name="uniform_s" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Return a random integer.</fsummary> <desc> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml index 26dc46719e..789e063c12 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml @@ -719,8 +719,8 @@ Eshell V5.10.1 (abort with ^G) </section> <section> - <title>Unicode Filenames</title> <marker id="unicode_file_names"/> + <title>Unicode Filenames</title> <p>Most modern operating systems support Unicode filenames in some way. There are many different ways to do this and Erlang by default treats the different approaches differently:</p> @@ -855,8 +855,12 @@ Eshell V5.10.1 (abort with ^G) </note> <section> - <title>Notes About Raw Filenames</title> <marker id="notes-about-raw-filenames"/> + <title>Notes About Raw Filenames</title> + <note><p> + Note that raw filenames <em>not</em> necessarily are encoded the + same way as on the OS level. + </p></note> <p>Raw filenames were introduced together with Unicode filename support in ERTS 5.8.2 (Erlang/OTP R14B01). The reason "raw filenames" were introduced in the system was diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/user_guide.gif b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/user_guide.gif Binary files differdeleted file mode 100644 index e6275a803d..0000000000 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/user_guide.gif +++ /dev/null |
