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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/dict.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml | 110 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_protocol.xml | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/maps.xml | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml | 288 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/string.xml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml | 15 |
10 files changed, 431 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dict.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dict.xml index 942fd1f45e..0771682a25 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dict.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dict.xml @@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ <c><anno>Dict</anno></c> together with an extra argument <c>Acc</c> (short for accumulator). <c><anno>Fun</anno></c> must return a new accumulator which is passed to the next call. <c><anno>Acc0</anno></c> is - returned if the list is empty. The evaluation order is + returned if the dict is empty. The evaluation order is undefined.</p> </desc> </func> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml index 7f25f5b7bc..95eefb8f9b 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml @@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ </section> <section> + <title>OTHER STORAGE MEDIA</title> + <p>The <c>erl_ftp</c> module normally accesses the tar-file on disk using the <seealso marker="kernel:file">file module</seealso>. When other needs arise, there is a way to define your own low-level Erlang functions to perform the writing and reading on the storage media. See <seealso marker="#init/3">init/3</seealso> for usage.</p> + <p>An example of this is the sftp support in <seealso marker="ssh:ssh_sftp#open_tar/3">ssh_sftp:open_tar/3</seealso>. That function opens a tar file on a remote machine using an sftp channel.</p> + </section> + + <section> <title>LIMITATIONS</title> <p>For maximum compatibility, it is safe to archive files with names up to 100 characters in length. Such tar files can generally be @@ -99,7 +105,8 @@ <v>TarDescriptor = term()</v> <v>Filename = filename()</v> <v>Options = [Option]</v> - <v>Option = dereference|verbose</v> + <v>Option = dereference|verbose|{chunks,ChunkSize}</v> + <v>ChunkSize = positive_integer()</v> <v>RetValue = ok|{error,{Filename,Reason}}</v> <v>Reason = term()</v> </type> @@ -119,6 +126,12 @@ <item> <p>Print an informational message about the file being added.</p> </item> + <tag><c>{chunks,ChunkSize}</c></tag> + <item> + <p>Read data in parts from the file. This is intended for memory-limited + machines that for example builds a tar file on a remote machine over + <seealso marker="ssh:ssh_sftp#open_tar/3">sftp</seealso>.</p> + </item> </taglist> </desc> </func> @@ -389,6 +402,101 @@ </warning> </desc> </func> + + <func> + <name>init(UserPrivate, AccessMode, Fun) -> {ok,TarDescriptor} | {error,Reason} +</name> + <fsummary>Creates a TarDescriptor used in subsequent tar operations when + defining own low-level storage access functions + </fsummary> + <type> + <v>UserPrivate = term()</v> + <v>AccessMode = [write] | [read]</v> + <v>Fun when AccessMode is [write] = fun(write, {UserPrivate,DataToWrite})->...; + (position,{UserPrivate,Position})->...; + (close, UserPrivate)->... + end + </v> + <v>Fun when AccessMode is [read] = fun(read2, {UserPrivate,Size})->...; + (position,{UserPrivate,Position})->...; + (close, UserPrivate)->... + end + </v> + <v>TarDescriptor = term()</v> + <v>Reason = term()</v> + </type> + <desc> + <p>The <c>Fun</c> is the definition of what to do when the different + storage operations functions are to be called from the higher tar + handling functions (<c>add/3</c>, <c>add/4</c>, <c>close/1</c>...). + </p> + <p>The <c>Fun</c> will be called when the tar function wants to do + a low-level operation, like writing a block to a file. The Fun is called + as <c>Fun(Op,{UserPrivate,Parameters...})</c> where <c>Op</c> is the operation name, + <c>UserPrivate</c> is the term passed as the first argument to <c>init/1</c> and + <c>Parameters...</c> are the data added by the tar function to be passed down to + the storage handling function. + </p> + <p>The parameter <c>UserPrivate</c> is typically the result of opening a low level + structure like a file descriptor, a sftp channel id or such. The different <c>Fun</c> + clauses operates on that very term. + </p> + <p>The fun clauses parameter lists are: + <taglist> + <tag><c>(write, {UserPrivate,DataToWrite})</c></tag> + <item>Write the term <c>DataToWrite</c> using <c>UserPrivate</c></item> + <tag><c>(close, UserPrivate)</c></tag> + <item>Close the access.</item> + <tag><c>(read2, {UserPrivate,Size})</c></tag> + <item>Read using <c>UserPrivate</c> but only <c>Size</c> bytes. Note that there is + only an arity-2 read function, not an arity-1 + </item> + <tag><c> (position,{UserPrivate,Position})</c></tag> + <item>Sets the position of <c>UserPrivate</c> as defined for files in <seealso marker="kernel:file#position-2">file:position/2</seealso></item> + <tag><c></c></tag> + <item></item> + </taglist> + </p> + <p>A complete <c>Fun</c> parameter for reading and writing on files using the + <seealso marker="kernel:file">file module</seealso> could be: + </p> + <code type="none"> + ExampleFun = + fun(write, {Fd,Data}) -> file:write(Fd, Data); + (position, {Fd,Pos}) -> file:position(Fd, Pos); + (read2, {Fd,Size}) -> file:read(Fd,Size); + (close, Fd) -> file:close(Fd) + end + </code> + <p>where <c>Fd</c> was given to the <c>init/3</c> function as:</p> + <code> + {ok,Fd} = file:open(Name,...). + {ok,TarDesc} = erl_tar:init(Fd, [write], ExampleFun), + </code> + <p>The <c>TarDesc</c> is then used:</p> + <code> + erl_tar:add(TarDesc, SomeValueIwantToAdd, FileNameInTarFile), + ...., + erl_tar:close(TarDesc) + </code> + <p>When the erl_tar core wants to e.g. write a piece of Data, it would call + <c>ExampleFun(write,{UserPrivate,Data})</c>. + </p> + <note> + <p>The example above with <c>file</c> module operations is not necessary to + use directly since that is what the <seealso marker="#open">open</seealso> function + in principle does. + </p> + </note> + <warning> + <p>The <c>TarDescriptor</c> term is not a file descriptor. + You should not rely on the specific contents of the <c>TarDescriptor</c> + term, as it may change in future versions as more features are added + to the <c>erl_tar</c> module.</p> + </warning> + </desc> + </func> + <func> <name>table(Name) -> RetValue</name> <fsummary>Retrieve the name of all files in a tar file</fsummary> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml index 1713367bd8..848d57f3e6 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml @@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4 If <c>FsmName={global,GlobalName}</c>, the gen_fsm is registered globally as <c>GlobalName</c> using <c>global:register_name/2</c>. - If <c>EventMgrName={via,Module,ViaName}</c>, the event manager will + If <c>FsmName={via,Module,ViaName}</c>, the gen_fsm will register with the registry represented by <c>Module</c>. The <c>Module</c> callback should export the functions <c>register_name/2</c>, <c>unregister_name/1</c>, @@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4 registered at another node, or</item> <item><c>{global,GlobalName}</c>, if the gen_fsm is globally registered.</item> - <item><c>{via,Module,ViaName}</c>, if the event manager is registered + <item><c>{via,Module,ViaName}</c>, if the gen_fsm is registered through an alternative process registry.</item> </list> <p><c>Event</c> is an arbitrary term which is passed as one of diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml index 4c83fde237..62c0394479 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml @@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2 registered globally as <c>GlobalName</c> using <c>global:register_name/2</c>. If no name is provided, the gen_server is not registered. - If <c>EventMgrName={via,Module,ViaName}</c>, the event manager will + If <c>ServerName={via,Module,ViaName}</c>, the gen_server will register with the registry represented by <c>Module</c>. The <c>Module</c> callback should export the functions <c>register_name/2</c>, <c>unregister_name/1</c>, diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_protocol.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_protocol.xml index 9328704e11..21da404c35 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_protocol.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/io_protocol.xml @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ current I/O-protocol.</p> <p>The original I/O-protocol was simple and flexible. Demands for spacial and execution time efficiency has triggered extensions to the protocol over the years, making the protocol larger and somewhat less easy to -implement than the original. It can certainly be argumented that the +implement than the original. It can certainly be argued that the current protocol is too complex, but this text describes how it looks today, not how it should have looked.</p> @@ -76,10 +76,11 @@ the server eventually sends a corresponding <c>io_reply</c> tuple.</p> the I/O server sends the IO reply to.</item> <item><c>ReplyAs</c> can be any datum and is returned in the corresponding -<c>io_reply</c>. The <seealso marker="stdlib:io">io</seealso> module simply uses the pid() -of the I/O server as the <c>ReplyAs</c> datum, but a more complicated client +<c>io_reply</c>. The <seealso marker="stdlib:io">io</seealso> module monitors +the I/O server, and uses the monitor reference as the <c>ReplyAs</c> datum. +A more complicated client could have several outstanding I/O requests to the same I/O server and -would then use i.e. a <c>reference()</c> or something else to differentiate among +would then use different references (or something else) to differentiate among the incoming IO replies. The <c>ReplyAs</c> element should be considered opaque by the I/O server. Note that the <c>pid()</c> of the I/O server is not explicitly present in the <c>io_reply</c> tuple. The reply can be sent from any diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/maps.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/maps.xml index b37f7fd7fd..f766c843be 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/maps.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/maps.xml @@ -319,6 +319,23 @@ false</code> </func> <func> + <name name="with" arity="2"/> + <fsummary></fsummary> + <desc> + <p> + Returns a new map <c><anno>Map2</anno></c> with the keys <c>K1</c> through <c>Kn</c> and their associated values from map <c><anno>Map1</anno></c>. + Any key in <c><anno>Ks</anno></c> that does not exist in <c><anno>Map1</anno></c> are ignored. + </p> + <p>Example:</p> + <code type="none"> +> Map = #{42 => value_three,1337 => "value two","a" => 1}, + Ks = ["a",42,"other key"], + maps:with(Ks,Map). +#{42 => value_three,"a" => 1}</code> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name name="without" arity="2"/> <fsummary></fsummary> <desc> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml index 15e6fdfa9f..8582bfc9f9 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -30,6 +30,282 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the STDLIB application.</p> +<section><title>STDLIB 2.3</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The documentation of string:tokens/2 now explicitly + specifies that adjacent separator characters do not give + any empty strings in the resulting list of tokens.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12036</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix broken deprecation warnings in ssh application</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12187</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Maps: Properly align union typed assoc values in + documentation</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12190</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix filelib:wildcard/2 when 'Cwd' ends with a dot</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12212</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Allow <c>Name/Arity</c> syntax in maps values inside + attributes.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12213</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Fix edlin to correctly save text killed with ctrl-u. + Prior to this fix, entering text into the Erlang shell + and then killing it with ctrl-u followed by yanking it + back with ctrl-y would result in the yanked text being + the reverse of the original killed text.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12224</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + If a callback function was terminated with exit/1, there + would be no stack trace in the ERROR REPORT produced by + gen_server. This has been corrected.</p> + <p> + To keep the backwards compatibility, the actual exit + reason for the process is not changed.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12263 Aux Id: seq12733 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Warnings produced by <c>ms_transform</c> could point out + the wrong line number.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12264</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Supports tar file creation on other media than file + systems mounted on the local machine.</p> + <p> + The <c>erl_tar</c> api is extended with + <c>erl_tar:init/3</c> that enables usage of user provided + media storage routines. A ssh-specific set of such + routines is hidden in the new function + <c>ssh_sftp:open_tar/3</c> to simplify creating a tar + archive on a remote ssh server.</p> + <p> + A chunked file reading option is added to + <c>erl_tar:add/3,4</c> to save memory on e.g small + embedded systems. The size of the slices read from a file + in that case can be specified.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12180 Aux Id: seq12715 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + I/O requests are optimized for long message queues in the + calling process.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12315</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>STDLIB 2.2</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + The type spec of the FormFunc argument to + sys:handle_debug/4 was erroneously pointing to dbg_fun(). + This is now corrected and the new type is format_fun().</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11800</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Behaviors such as gen_fsm and gen_server should always + invoke format_status/2 before printing the state to the + logs.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11967</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> The documentation of <c>dets:insert_new/2</c> has + been corrected. (Thanks to Alexei Sholik for reporting + the bug.) </p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12024</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Printing a term with io_lib:format and control sequence + w, precision P and field width F, where F< P would + fail in one of the two following ways:</p> + <p> + 1) If P < printed length of the term, an infinite loop + would be entered, consuming all available memory.</p> + <p> + 2) If P >= printed length of the term, an exception + would be raised.</p> + <p> + These two problems are now corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12041</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + The documentation of <c>maps:values/1</c> has been + corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12055</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Expand shell functions in map expressions.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12063</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Add maps:with/2</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12137</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<section><title>STDLIB 2.1.1</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + OTP-11850 fixed filelib:wildcard/1 to work with broken + symlinks. This correction, however, introduced problems + since symlinks were no longer followed for functions like + filelib:ensure_dir/1, filelib:is_dir/1, + filelib:file_size/1, etc. This is now corrected.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12054 Aux Id: seq12660 </p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + +<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 +619,10 @@ "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 +2469,7 @@ 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 +2487,7 @@ 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> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/string.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/string.xml index c96cc95a44..b05d5cbc08 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/string.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/string.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2013</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2014</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ <code type="none"> > tokens("abc defxxghix jkl", "x "). ["abc", "def", "ghi", "jkl"] </code> + <p>Note that, as shown in the example above, two or more + adjacent separator characters in <c><anno>String</anno></c> + will be treated as one. That is, there will not be any empty + strings in the resulting list of tokens.</p> </desc> </func> <func> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml index a46fa1289f..19605f325b 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/sys.xml @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <erlref> <header> <copyright> - <year>1996</year><year>2013</year> + <year>1996</year><year>2014</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ <datatype> <name name="dbg_fun"/> </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="format_fun"/> + </datatype> </datatypes> <funcs> <func> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml index bebfbd4514..29b8940c62 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/unicode_usage.xml @@ -50,12 +50,8 @@ encoded files in several circumstances. Most notable is the support for UTF-8 in files read by <c>file:consult/1</c>, release handler support for UTF-8 and more support for Unicode character sets in the - I/O-system.</p> - - <p>In Erlang/OTP 17.0, the encoding default for Erlang source files was - switched to UTF-8 and in Erlang/OTP 18.0 Erlang will support atoms in the full - Unicode range, meaning full Unicode function and module - names</p> + I/O-system. In Erlang/OTP 17.0, the encoding default for Erlang source files was + switched to UTF-8.</p> <p>This guide outlines the current Unicode support and gives a couple of recipes for working with Unicode data.</p> @@ -289,8 +285,8 @@ <tag>The language</tag> <item>Having the source code in UTF-8 also allows you to write string literals containing Unicode characters with code points > - 255, although atoms, module names and function names will be - restricted to the ISO-Latin-1 range until the Erlang/OTP 18.0 release. Binary + 255, although atoms, module names and function names are + restricted to the ISO-Latin-1 range. Binary literals where you use the <c>/utf8</c> type, can also be expressed using Unicode characters > 255. Having module names using characters other than 7-bit ASCII can cause trouble on @@ -385,8 +381,7 @@ external_charlist() = maybe_improper_list(char() | using characters from the ISO-latin-1 character set and atoms are restricted to the same ISO-latin-1 range. These restrictions in the language are of course independent of the encoding of the source - file. Erlang/OTP 18.0 is expected to handle functions named in - Unicode as well as Unicode atoms.</p> + file.</p> <section> <title>Bit-syntax</title> <p>The bit-syntax contains types for coping with binary data in the |