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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/stdlib/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml | 26 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml | 54 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml | 10 |
4 files changed, 83 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml index 55a77d1bc5..7666699183 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml @@ -52,13 +52,27 @@ <func> <name name="c" arity="1"/> <name name="c" arity="2"/> - <fsummary>Compile and load code in a file.</fsummary> + <name name="c" arity="3"/> + <fsummary>Compile and load a file or module.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Compiles and then purges and loads the code for a file. - <c><anno>Options</anno></c> defaults to <c>[]</c>. Compilation is - equivalent to:</p> - <code type="none"> -compile:file(<anno>File</anno>, <anno>Options</anno> ++ [report_errors, report_warnings])</code> + <p>Compiles and then purges and loads the code for a module. + <c><anno>Module</anno></c> can be either a module name or a source + file path, with or without <c>.erl</c> extension. + <c><anno>Options</anno></c> defaults to <c>[]</c>.</p> + <p>If <c><anno>Module</anno></c> is an atom and is not the path of a + source file, then the code path is searched to locate the object + file for the module and extract its original compiler options and + source path. If the source file is not found in the original + location, <seealso + marker="filelib#find_source/1"><c>filelib:find_source/1</c></seealso> + is used to search for it relative to the directory of the object + file.</p> + <p>The source file is compiled with the the original + options appended to the given <c><anno>Options</anno></c>, the + output replacing the old object file if and only if compilation + succeeds. A function <c><anno>Filter</anno></c> can be specified + for removing elements from from the original compiler options + before the new options are added.</p> <p>Notice that purging the code means that any processes lingering in old code for the module are killed without warning. For more information, see <c>code/3</c>.</p> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml index 7c6380ce28..ad73fc254a 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filelib.xml @@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ <datatype> <name name="filename_all"/> </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="find_file_rule"/> + </datatype> + <datatype> + <name name="find_source_rule"/> + </datatype> </datatypes> <funcs> @@ -226,7 +232,51 @@ filelib:wildcard("lib/**/*.{erl,hrl}")</code> directory.</p> </desc> </func> + + <func> + <name name="find_file" arity="2"/> + <name name="find_file" arity="3"/> + <fsummary>Find a file relative to a given directory.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Looks for a file of the given name by applying suffix rules to + the given directory path. For example, a rule <c>{"ebin", "src"}</c> + means that if the directory path ends with <c>"ebin"</c>, the + corresponding path ending in <c>"src"</c> should be searched.</p> + <p>If <c><anno>Rules</anno></c> is left out or is an empty list, the + default system rules are used. See also the Kernel application + parameter <seealso + marker="kernel:kernel_app#source_search_rules"><c>source_search_rules</c></seealso>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="find_source" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Find the source file for a given object file.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Equivalent to <c>find_source(Base, Dir)</c>, where <c>Dir</c> is + <c>filename:dirname(<anno>FilePath</anno>)</c> and <c>Base</c> is + <c>filename:basename(<anno>FilePath</anno>)</c>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + <func> + <name name="find_source" arity="2"/> + <name name="find_source" arity="3"/> + <fsummary>Find a source file relative to a given directory.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Applies file extension specific rules to find the source file for + a given object file relative to the object directory. For example, + for a file with the extension <c>.beam</c>, the default rule is to + look for a file with a corresponding extension <c>.erl</c> by + replacing the suffix <c>"ebin"</c> of the object directory path with + <c>"src"</c>. + The file search is done through <seealso + marker="#find_file/3"><c>find_file/3</c></seealso>. The directory of + the object file is always tried before any other directory specified + by the rules.</p> + <p>If <c><anno>Rules</anno></c> is left out or is an empty list, the + default system rules are used. See also the Kernel application + parameter <seealso + marker="kernel:kernel_app#source_search_rules"><c>source_search_rules</c></seealso>.</p> + </desc> + </func> </funcs> </erlref> - - diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml index 2a413835d0..7acef51ca1 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml @@ -356,10 +356,12 @@ true <p>Finds the source filename and compiler options for a module. The result can be fed to <seealso marker="compiler:compile#file/2"> <c>compile:file/2</c></seealso> to compile the file again.</p> - <warning><p>It is not recommended to use this function. If possible, - use the <seealso marker="beam_lib"><c>beam_lib(3)</c></seealso> - module to extract the abstract code format from the Beam file and - compile that instead.</p></warning> + <warning> + <p>This function is deprecated. Use <seealso marker="filelib#find_source/1"> + <c>filelib:find_source/1</c></seealso> instead for finding source files.</p> + <p>If possible, use the <seealso marker="beam_lib"><c>beam_lib(3)</c></seealso> + module to extract the compiler options and the abstract code + format from the Beam file and compile that instead.</p></warning> <p>Argument <c><anno>Beam</anno></c>, which can be a string or an atom, specifies either the module name or the path to the source code, with or without extension <c>".erl"</c>. In either diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml index d6e8036d4e..f52bc39deb 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml @@ -165,12 +165,12 @@ <item> <p>Evaluates <c>shell_default:help()</c>.</p> </item> - <tag><c>c(File)</c></tag> + <tag><c>c(Mod)</c></tag> <item> - <p>Evaluates <c>shell_default:c(File)</c>. This compiles - and loads code in <c>File</c> and purges old versions of - code, if necessary. Assumes that the file and module names - are the same.</p> + <p>Evaluates <c>shell_default:c(Mod)</c>. This compiles and + loads the module <c>Mod</c> and purges old versions of the + code, if necessary. <c>Mod</c> can be either a module name or a + a source file path, with or without <c>.erl</c> extension.</p> </item> <tag><c>catch_exception(Bool)</c></tag> <item> |