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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/assert_hrl.xml | 33 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml | 44 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml | 61 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/dict.xml | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_expand_records.xml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_internal.xml | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml | 72 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml | 4 | ||||
| -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/gb_trees.xml | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml | 22 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml | 5 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/math.xml | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/orddict.xml | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/ordsets.xml | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/proc_lib.xml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml | 35 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/shell.xml | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml | 6 |
22 files changed, 301 insertions, 133 deletions
diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/assert_hrl.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/assert_hrl.xml index cb91b1f126..57bb5207df 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/assert_hrl.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/assert_hrl.xml @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ <date></date> <rev></rev> </header> - <file>assert.hrl.xml</file> + <file>assert.hrl</file> <filesummary>Assert macros.</filesummary> <description> <p>The include file <c>assert.hrl</c> provides macros for inserting @@ -49,25 +49,33 @@ entries in the <c>Info</c> list are optional; do not rely programatically on any of them being present.</p> + <p>Each assert macro has a corresponding version with an extra argument, + for adding comments to assertions. These can for example be printed as + part of error reports, to clarify the meaning of the check that + failed. For example, <c>?assertEqual(0, fib(0), "Fibonacci is defined + for zero")</c>. The comment text can be any character data (string, + UTF8-binary, or deep list of such data), and will be included in the + error term as <c>{comment, Text}</c>.</p> + <p>If the macro <c>NOASSERT</c> is defined when <c>assert.hrl</c> is read by the compiler, the macros are defined as equivalent to the atom - <c>ok</c>. The test is not performed and there is no cost at runtime.</p> + <c>ok</c>. The test will not be performed and there is no cost at runtime.</p> <p>For example, using <c>erlc</c> to compile your modules, the following - disable all assertions:</p> + disables all assertions:</p> <code type="none"> erlc -DNOASSERT=true *.erl</code> - <p>The value of <c>NOASSERT</c> does not matter, only the fact that it is - defined.</p> + <p>(The value of <c>NOASSERT</c> does not matter, only the fact that it is + defined.)</p> <p>A few other macros also have effect on the enabling or disabling of assertions:</p> <list type="bulleted"> - <item><p>If <c>NODEBUG</c> is defined, it implies <c>NOASSERT</c>, unless - <c>DEBUG</c> is also defined, which is assumed to take precedence.</p> + <item><p>If <c>NODEBUG</c> is defined, it implies <c>NOASSERT</c> (unless + <c>DEBUG</c> is also defined, which overrides <c>NODEBUG</c>).</p> </item> <item><p>If <c>ASSERT</c> is defined, it overrides <c>NOASSERT</c>, that is, the assertions remain enabled.</p></item> @@ -84,16 +92,19 @@ erlc -DNOASSERT=true *.erl</code> <title>Macros</title> <taglist> <tag><c>assert(BoolExpr)</c></tag> + <tag><c>assert(BoolExpr, Comment)</c></tag> <item> <p>Tests that <c>BoolExpr</c> completes normally returning <c>true</c>.</p> </item> <tag><c>assertNot(BoolExpr)</c></tag> + <tag><c>assertNot(BoolExpr, Comment)</c></tag> <item> <p>Tests that <c>BoolExpr</c> completes normally returning <c>false</c>.</p> </item> <tag><c>assertMatch(GuardedPattern, Expr)</c></tag> + <tag><c>assertMatch(GuardedPattern, Expr, Comment)</c></tag> <item> <p>Tests that <c>Expr</c> completes normally yielding a value that matches <c>GuardedPattern</c>, for example:</p> @@ -104,6 +115,7 @@ erlc -DNOASSERT=true *.erl</code> ?assertMatch({bork, X} when X > 0, f())</code> </item> <tag><c>assertNotMatch(GuardedPattern, Expr)</c></tag> + <tag><c>assertNotMatch(GuardedPattern, Expr, Comment)</c></tag> <item> <p>Tests that <c>Expr</c> completes normally yielding a value that does not match <c>GuardedPattern</c>.</p> @@ -111,16 +123,19 @@ erlc -DNOASSERT=true *.erl</code> <c>when</c> part.</p> </item> <tag><c>assertEqual(ExpectedValue, Expr)</c></tag> + <tag><c>assertEqual(ExpectedValue, Expr, Comment)</c></tag> <item> <p>Tests that <c>Expr</c> completes normally yielding a value that is exactly equal to <c>ExpectedValue</c>.</p> </item> <tag><c>assertNotEqual(ExpectedValue, Expr)</c></tag> + <tag><c>assertNotEqual(ExpectedValue, Expr, Comment)</c></tag> <item> <p>Tests that <c>Expr</c> completes normally yielding a value that is not exactly equal to <c>ExpectedValue</c>.</p> </item> <tag><c>assertException(Class, Term, Expr)</c></tag> + <tag><c>assertException(Class, Term, Expr, Comment)</c></tag> <item> <p>Tests that <c>Expr</c> completes abnormally with an exception of type <c>Class</c> and with the associated <c>Term</c>. The assertion fails @@ -130,6 +145,7 @@ erlc -DNOASSERT=true *.erl</code> patterns, as in <c>assertMatch</c>.</p> </item> <tag><c>assertNotException(Class, Term, Expr)</c></tag> + <tag><c>assertNotException(Class, Term, Expr, Comment)</c></tag> <item> <p>Tests that <c>Expr</c> does not evaluate abnormally with an exception of type <c>Class</c> and with the associated <c>Term</c>. @@ -139,14 +155,17 @@ erlc -DNOASSERT=true *.erl</code> be guarded patterns.</p> </item> <tag><c>assertError(Term, Expr)</c></tag> + <tag><c>assertError(Term, Expr, Comment)</c></tag> <item> <p>Equivalent to <c>assertException(error, Term, Expr)</c></p> </item> <tag><c>assertExit(Term, Expr)</c></tag> + <tag><c>assertExit(Term, Expr, Comment)</c></tag> <item> <p>Equivalent to <c>assertException(exit, Term, Expr)</c></p> </item> <tag><c>assertThrow(Term, Expr)</c></tag> + <tag><c>assertThrow(Term, Expr, Comment)</c></tag> <item> <p>Equivalent to <c>assertException(throw, Term, Expr)</c></p> </item> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/c.xml index 92ab59c6b0..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> @@ -148,6 +162,15 @@ compile:file(<anno>File</anno>, <anno>Options</anno> ++ [report_errors, report_w </func> <func> + <name name="lm" arity="0"/> + <fsummary>Loads all modified modules.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Reloads all currently loaded modules that have changed on disk (see <c>mm()</c>). + Returns the list of results from calling <c>l(M)</c> for each such <c>M</c>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name name="ls" arity="0"/> <fsummary>List files in the current directory.</fsummary> <desc> @@ -182,6 +205,15 @@ compile:file(<anno>File</anno>, <anno>Options</anno> ++ [report_errors, report_w </func> <func> + <name name="mm" arity="0"/> + <fsummary>Lists all modified modules.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Lists all modified modules. Shorthand for + <seealso marker="kernel:code#modified_modules/0"><c>code:modified_modules/0</c></seealso>.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name name="memory" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Memory allocation information.</fsummary> <desc> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml index 2e4261d72e..eb6e32aecf 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dets.xml @@ -100,18 +100,12 @@ provided by Dets, neither is the limited support for concurrent updates that makes a sequence of <c>first</c> and <c>next</c> calls safe to use on fixed ETS tables. Both these - features will be provided by Dets in a future release of + features may be provided by Dets in a future release of Erlang/OTP. Until then, the Mnesia application (or some user-implemented method for locking) must be used to implement safe concurrency. Currently, no Erlang/OTP library has support for ordered disk-based term storage.</p> - <p>Two versions of the format used for storing objects on file are - supported by Dets. The first version, 8, is the format always used - for tables created by Erlang/OTP R7 and earlier. The second version, 9, - is the default version of tables created by Erlang/OTP R8 (and later - releases). Erlang/OTP R8 can create version 8 tables, and convert version - 8 tables to version 9, and conversely, upon request.</p> <p>All Dets functions return <c>{error, Reason}</c> if an error occurs (<seealso marker="#first/1"><c>first/1</c></seealso> and <seealso marker="#next/2"><c>next/2</c></seealso> are exceptions, they @@ -190,9 +184,6 @@ <datatype> <name name="type"/> </datatype> - <datatype> - <name name="version"/> - </datatype> </datatypes> <funcs> @@ -385,8 +376,7 @@ <p><c>{bchunk_format, binary()}</c> - An opaque binary describing the format of the objects returned by <c>bchunk/2</c>. The binary can be used as argument to - <c>is_compatible_chunk_format/2</c>. Only available for - version 9 tables.</p> + <c>is_compatible_chunk_format/2</c>.</p> </item> <item> <p><c>{hash, Hash}</c> - Describes which BIF is @@ -394,10 +384,6 @@ Dets table. Possible values of <c>Hash</c>:</p> <list> <item> - <p><c>hash</c> - Implies that the <c>erlang:hash/2</c> BIF - is used.</p> - </item> - <item> <p><c>phash</c> - Implies that the <c>erlang:phash/2</c> BIF is used.</p> </item> @@ -413,8 +399,7 @@ </item> <item> <p><c>{no_keys, integer >= 0()}</c> - The number of different - keys stored in the table. Only available for version 9 - tables.</p> + keys stored in the table.</p> </item> <item> <p><c>{no_objects, integer >= 0()}</c> - The number of objects @@ -424,8 +409,7 @@ <p><c>{no_slots, {Min, Used, Max}}</c> - The number of slots of the table. <c>Min</c> is the minimum number of slots, <c>Used</c> is the number of currently used slots, - and <c>Max</c> is the maximum number of slots. Only - available for version 9 tables.</p> + and <c>Max</c> is the maximum number of slots.</p> </item> <item> <p><c>{owner, pid()}</c> - The pid of the process that @@ -466,10 +450,6 @@ time warp safe</seealso>. Time warp safe code must use <c>safe_fixed_monotonic_time</c> instead.</p> </item> - <item> - <p><c>{version, integer()}</c> - The version of the format of - the table.</p> - </item> </list> </desc> </func> @@ -662,8 +642,8 @@ ok objects at a time, until at least one object matches or the end of the table is reached. The default, indicated by giving <c><anno>N</anno></c> the value <c>default</c>, is to let - the number of objects vary depending on the sizes of the objects. If - <c><anno>Name</anno></c> is a version 9 table, all objects with the + the number of objects vary depending on the sizes of the objects. + All objects with the same key are always matched at the same time, which implies that more than <anno>N</anno> objects can sometimes be matched.</p> <p>The table is always to be protected using @@ -743,9 +723,9 @@ ok end of the table is reached. The default, indicated by giving <c><anno>N</anno></c> the value <c>default</c>, is to let the number - of objects vary depending on the sizes of the objects. If - <c><anno>Name</anno></c> is a version 9 table, all matching objects - with the same key are always returned in the same reply, which implies + of objects vary depending on the sizes of the objects. All + matching objects with the same key are always returned + in the same reply, which implies that more than <anno>N</anno> objects can sometimes be returned.</p> <p>The table is always to be protected using <seealso marker="#safe_fixtable/2"><c>safe_fixtable/2</c></seealso> @@ -842,8 +822,7 @@ ok maximal value. Notice that a higher value can increase the table fragmentation, and a smaller value can decrease the fragmentation, at - the expense of execution time. Only available for version - 9 tables.</p> + the expense of execution time.</p> </item> <item> <p><c>{min_no_slots, </c><seealso marker="#type-no_slots"> @@ -880,12 +859,7 @@ ok FileName}}</c> is returned if the table must be repaired.</p> <p>Value <c>force</c> means that a reparation is made even if the table is properly closed. - This is how to convert tables created by older versions of - STDLIB. An example is tables hashed with the deprecated - <c>erlang:hash/2</c> BIF. Tables created with Dets from - STDLIB version 1.8.2 or later use function - <c>erlang:phash/2</c> or function <c>erlang:phash2/1</c>, - which is preferred.</p> + This is a seldom needed option.</p> <p>Option <c>repair</c> is ignored if the table is already open.</p> </item> <item> @@ -893,15 +867,6 @@ ok <c>type()</c></seealso><c>}</c> - The table type. Defaults to <c>set</c>.</p> </item> - <item> - <p><c>{version, </c><seealso marker="#type-version"> - <c>version()</c></seealso><c>}</c> - The version of the format - used for the table. Defaults to <c>9</c>. Tables on the format - used before Erlang/OTP R8 can be created by specifying value - <c>8</c>. A version 8 table can be converted to a version 9 - table by specifying options <c>{version,9}</c> - and <c>{repair,force}</c>.</p> - </item> </list> </desc> </func> @@ -1041,8 +1006,8 @@ ok a time, until at least one object matches or the end of the table is reached. The default, indicated by giving <c><anno>N</anno></c> the value <c>default</c>, is to let the number - of objects vary depending on the sizes of the objects. If - <c><anno>Name</anno></c> is a version 9 table, all objects with the + of objects vary depending on the sizes of the objects. All + objects with the same key are always handled at the same time, which implies that the match specification can be applied to more than <anno>N</anno> objects.</p> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dict.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dict.xml index c926ff1b5b..c229a18721 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dict.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/dict.xml @@ -106,6 +106,16 @@ </func> <func> + <name name="take" arity="2"/> + <fsummary>Return value and new dictionary without element with this value.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>This function returns value from dictionary and a + new dictionary without this value. + Returns <c>error</c> if the key is not present in the dictionary.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name name="filter" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Select elements that satisfy a predicate.</fsummary> <desc> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_expand_records.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_expand_records.xml index 7e4aa2db37..b6aa75ed03 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_expand_records.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_expand_records.xml @@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ <name name="module" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Expand all records in a module.</fsummary> <desc> - <p>Expands all records in a module. The returned module has no - references to records, attributes, or code.</p> + <p>Expands all records in a module to use explicit tuple + operations and adds explicit module names to calls to BIFs and + imported functions. The returned module has no references to + records, attributes, or code.</p> </desc> </func> </funcs> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_internal.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_internal.xml index cf49df0972..17cd0fb240 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_internal.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_internal.xml @@ -44,6 +44,16 @@ <funcs> <func> + <name name="add_predefined_functions" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Add code for pre-defined functions.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Adds to <c><anno>Forms</anno></c> the code for the standard + pre-defined functions (such as <c>module_info/0</c>) that are + to be included in every module.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name name="arith_op" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Test for an arithmetic operator.</fsummary> <desc> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml index 24e7b64b9e..f28d8b425b 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/erl_tar.xml @@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ </modulesummary> <description> <p>This module archives and extract files to and from - a tar file. This module supports the <c>ustar</c> format - (IEEE Std 1003.1 and ISO/IEC 9945-1). All modern <c>tar</c> - programs (including GNU tar) can read this format. To ensure that - that GNU tar produces a tar file that <c>erl_tar</c> can read, - specify option <c>--format=ustar</c> to GNU tar.</p> - + a tar file. This module supports reading most common tar formats, + namely v7, STAR, USTAR, and PAX, as well as some of GNU tar's extensions + to the USTAR format (sparse files most notably). It produces tar archives + in USTAR format, unless the files being archived require PAX format due to + restrictions in USTAR (such as unicode metadata, filename length, and more). + As such, <c>erl_tar</c> supports tar archives produced by most all modern + tar utilities, and produces tarballs which should be similarly portable.</p> <p>By convention, the name of a tar file is to end in "<c>.tar</c>". To abide to the convention, add "<c>.tar</c>" to the name.</p> @@ -83,6 +84,8 @@ <p>If <seealso marker="kernel:file#native_name_encoding/0"> <c>file:native_name_encoding/0</c></seealso> returns <c>latin1</c>, no translation of path names is done.</p> + + <p>Unicode metadata stored in PAX headers is preserved</p> </section> <section> @@ -104,21 +107,20 @@ <title>Limitations</title> <list type="bulleted"> <item> - <p>For maximum compatibility, it is safe to archive files with names - up to 100 characters in length. Such tar files can generally be - extracted by any <c>tar</c> program.</p> - </item> - <item> - <p>For filenames exceeding 100 characters in length, the resulting tar - file can only be correctly extracted by a POSIX-compatible <c>tar</c> - program (such as Solaris <c>tar</c> or a modern GNU <c>tar</c>).</p> - </item> - <item> - <p>Files with longer names than 256 bytes cannot be stored.</p> + <p>If you must remain compatible with the USTAR tar format, you must ensure file paths being + stored are less than 255 bytes in total, with a maximum filename component + length of 100 bytes. USTAR uses a header field (prefix) in addition to the name field, and + splits file paths longer than 100 bytes into two parts. This split is done on a directory boundary, + and is done in such a way to make the best use of the space available in those two fields, but in practice + this will often mean that you have less than 255 bytes for a path. <c>erl_tar</c> will + automatically upgrade the format to PAX to handle longer filenames, so this is only an issue if you + need to extract the archive with an older implementation of <c>erl_tar</c> or <c>tar</c> which does + not support PAX. In this case, the PAX headers will be extracted as regular files, and you will need to + apply them manually.</p> </item> <item> - <p>The file name a symbolic link points is always limited - to 100 characters.</p> + <p>Like the above, if you must remain USTAR compatible, you must also ensure than paths for + symbolic/hard links are no more than 100 bytes, otherwise PAX headers will be used.</p> </item> </list> </section> @@ -129,7 +131,9 @@ <fsummary>Add a file to an open tar file.</fsummary> <type> <v>TarDescriptor = term()</v> - <v>Filename = filename()</v> + <v>FilenameOrBin = filename()|binary()</v> + <v>NameInArchive = filename()</v> + <v>Filename = filename()|{NameInArchive,FilenameOrBin}</v> <v>Options = [Option]</v> <v>Option = dereference|verbose|{chunks,ChunkSize}</v> <v>ChunkSize = positive_integer()</v> @@ -139,6 +143,9 @@ <desc> <p>Adds a file to a tar file that has been opened for writing by <seealso marker="#open/2"><c>open/1</c></seealso>.</p> + <p><c>NameInArchive</c> is the name under which the file becomes + stored in the tar file. The file gets this name when it is + extracted from the tar file.</p> <p>Options:</p> <taglist> <tag><c>dereference</c></tag> @@ -183,9 +190,6 @@ <seealso marker="#open/2"><c>open/2</c></seealso>. This function accepts the same options as <seealso marker="#add/3"><c>add/3</c></seealso>.</p> - <p><c>NameInArchive</c> is the name under which the file becomes - stored in the tar file. The file gets this name when it is - extracted from the tar file.</p> </desc> </func> @@ -206,8 +210,8 @@ <fsummary>Create a tar archive.</fsummary> <type> <v>Name = filename()</v> - <v>FileList = [Filename|{NameInArchive, binary()},{NameInArchive, - Filename}]</v> + <v>FileList = [Filename|{NameInArchive, FilenameOrBin}]</v> + <v>FilenameOrBin = filename()|binary()</v> <v>Filename = filename()</v> <v>NameInArchive = filename()</v> <v>RetValue = ok|{error,{Name,Reason}}</v> @@ -225,8 +229,8 @@ <fsummary>Create a tar archive with options.</fsummary> <type> <v>Name = filename()</v> - <v>FileList = [Filename|{NameInArchive, binary()},{NameInArchive, - Filename}]</v> + <v>FileList = [Filename|{NameInArchive, FilenameOrBin}]</v> + <v>FilenameOrBin = filename()|binary()</v> <v>Filename = filename()</v> <v>NameInArchive = filename()</v> <v>OptionList = [Option]</v> @@ -275,7 +279,8 @@ <name>extract(Name) -> RetValue</name> <fsummary>Extract all files from a tar file.</fsummary> <type> - <v>Name = filename()</v> + <v>Name = filename() | {binary,binary()} | {file,Fd}</v> + <v>Fd = file_descriptor()</v> <v>RetValue = ok|{error,{Name,Reason}}</v> <v>Reason = term()</v> </type> @@ -294,8 +299,7 @@ <name>extract(Name, OptionList)</name> <fsummary>Extract files from a tar file.</fsummary> <type> - <v>Name = filename() | {binary,Binary} | {file,Fd}</v> - <v>Binary = binary()</v> + <v>Name = filename() | {binary,binary()} | {file,Fd}</v> <v>Fd = file_descriptor()</v> <v>OptionList = [Option]</v> <v>Option = {cwd,Cwd}|{files,FileList}|keep_old_files|verbose|memory</v> @@ -521,7 +525,7 @@ erl_tar:close(TarDesc)</code> <name>table(Name) -> RetValue</name> <fsummary>Retrieve the name of all files in a tar file.</fsummary> <type> - <v>Name = filename()</v> + <v>Name = filename()|{binary,binary()}|{file,file_descriptor()}</v> <v>RetValue = {ok,[string()]}|{error,{Name,Reason}}</v> <v>Reason = term()</v> </type> @@ -535,7 +539,7 @@ erl_tar:close(TarDesc)</code> <fsummary>Retrieve name and information of all files in a tar file. </fsummary> <type> - <v>Name = filename()</v> + <v>Name = filename()|{binary,binary()}|{file,file_descriptor()}</v> </type> <desc> <p>Retrieves the names of all files in the tar file <c>Name</c>.</p> @@ -546,7 +550,7 @@ erl_tar:close(TarDesc)</code> <name>t(Name)</name> <fsummary>Print the name of each file in a tar file.</fsummary> <type> - <v>Name = filename()</v> + <v>Name = filename()|{binary,binary()}|{file,file_descriptor()}</v> </type> <desc> <p>Prints the names of all files in the tar file <c>Name</c> to the @@ -559,7 +563,7 @@ erl_tar:close(TarDesc)</code> <fsummary>Print name and information for each file in a tar file. </fsummary> <type> - <v>Name = filename()</v> + <v>Name = filename()|{binary,binary()}|{file,file_descriptor()}</v> </type> <desc> <p>Prints names and information about all files in the tar file diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml index 5f5d2b7f36..05401a2d40 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ets.xml @@ -541,10 +541,6 @@ Error: fun containing local Erlang function calls <c><anno>Tab</anno></c> is not of the correct type, or if <c><anno>Item</anno></c> is not one of the allowed values, a <c>badarg</c> exception is raised.</p> - <warning> - <p>In Erlang/OTP R11B and earlier, this function would not fail but - return <c>undefined</c> for invalid values for <c>Item</c>.</p> - </warning> <p>In addition to the <c>{<anno>Item</anno>,<anno>Value</anno>}</c> pairs defined for <seealso marker="#info/1"><c>info/1</c></seealso>, the following items are allowed:</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 f7f3f7b504..0ccca37a9d 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/gb_trees.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gb_trees.xml index 790d4b8bf1..5cfff021c1 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gb_trees.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gb_trees.xml @@ -109,6 +109,28 @@ </func> <func> + <name name="take" arity="2"/> + <fsummary>Returns a value and new tree without node with key <c>Key</c>.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Returns a value <c><anno>Value</anno></c> from node with key <c><anno>Key</anno></c> + and new <c><anno>Tree2</anno></c> without the node with this value. + Assumes that the node with key is present in the tree, + crashes otherwise.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name name="take_any" arity="2"/> + <fsummary>Returns a value and new tree without node with key <c>Key</c>.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>Returns a value <c><anno>Value</anno></c> from node with key <c><anno>Key</anno></c> + and new <c><anno>Tree2</anno></c> without the node with this value. + Returns <c>error</c> if the node with the key is not present in + the tree.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name name="empty" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Return an empty tree.</fsummary> <desc> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml index c24542002a..42e952fd46 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_event.xml @@ -350,13 +350,18 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <func> <name>start() -> Result</name> - <name>start(EventMgrName) -> Result</name> + <name>start(EventMgrName | Options) -> Result</name> + <name>start(EventMgrName, Options) -> Result</name> <fsummary>Create a stand-alone event manager process.</fsummary> <type> - <v>EventMgrName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName} - | {via,Module,ViaName}</v> + <v>EventMgrName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName} | {via,Module,ViaName}</v> <v> Name = atom()</v> <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> + <v>Options = [Option]</v> + <v> Option = {debug,Dbgs} | {timeout,Time} | {spawn_opt,SOpts}</v> + <v> Dbgs = [Dbg]</v> + <v> Dbg = trace | log | statistics | {log_to_file,FileName} | {install,{Func,FuncState}}</v> + <v> SOpts = [term()]</v> <v>Result = {ok,Pid} | {error,{already_started,Pid}}</v> <v> Pid = pid()</v> </type> @@ -371,14 +376,19 @@ gen_event:stop -----> Module:terminate/2 <func> <name>start_link() -> Result</name> - <name>start_link(EventMgrName) -> Result</name> + <name>start_link(EventMgrName | Options) -> Result</name> + <name>start_link(EventMgrName, Options) -> Result</name> <fsummary>Create a generic event manager process in a supervision tree. </fsummary> <type> - <v>EventMgrName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName} - | {via,Module,ViaName}</v> + <v>EventMgrName = {local,Name} | {global,GlobalName} | {via,Module,ViaName}</v> <v> Name = atom()</v> <v> GlobalName = ViaName = term()</v> + <v>Options = [Option]</v> + <v> Option = {debug,Dbgs} | {timeout,Time} | {spawn_opt,SOpts}</v> + <v> Dbgs = [Dbg]</v> + <v> Dbg = trace | log | statistics | {log_to_file,FileName} | {install,{Func,FuncState}}</v> + <v> SOpts = [term()]</v> <v>Result = {ok,Pid} | {error,{already_started,Pid}}</v> <v> Pid = pid()</v> </type> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml index de06987d38..719ab2b558 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_fsm.xml @@ -534,11 +534,6 @@ gen_fsm:sync_send_all_state_event -----> Module:handle_sync_event/4 the function call fails.</p> <p>Return value <c>Reply</c> is defined in the return value of <c>Module:StateName/3</c>.</p> - <note> - <p>The ancient behavior of sometimes consuming the server - exit message if the server died during the call while - linked to the client was removed in Erlang 5.6/OTP R12B.</p> - </note> </desc> </func> </funcs> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml index 4a7dd60858..662076b5f0 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/gen_server.xml @@ -162,11 +162,6 @@ gen_server:abcast -----> Module:handle_cast/2 of <c>Module:handle_call/3</c>.</p> <p>The call can fail for many reasons, including time-out and the called <c>gen_server</c> process dying before or during the call.</p> - <note> - <p>The ancient behavior of sometimes consuming the server - exit message if the server died during the call while - linked to the client was removed in Erlang 5.6/OTP R12B.</p> - </note> </desc> </func> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/math.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/math.xml index 1358ce5cbf..b4f096217a 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/math.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/math.xml @@ -57,9 +57,12 @@ <name name="atan" arity="1"/> <name name="atan2" arity="2"/> <name name="atanh" arity="1"/> + <name name="ceil" arity="1"/> <name name="cos" arity="1"/> <name name="cosh" arity="1"/> <name name="exp" arity="1"/> + <name name="floor" arity="1"/> + <name name="fmod" arity="2"/> <name name="log" arity="1"/> <name name="log10" arity="1"/> <name name="log2" arity="1"/> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml index 0143686bb2..0e8bf3d27c 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -3163,7 +3163,7 @@ <p> Two bugs in io:format for ~F.~Ps has been corrected. When length(S) >= abs(F) > P, the precision P was incorrectly - ignored. When F == P > lenght(S) the result was + ignored. When F == P > length(S) the result was incorrectly left adjusted. Bug found by Ali Yakout who also provided a fix.</p> <p> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/orddict.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/orddict.xml index d048983c61..26bbf499c6 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/orddict.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/orddict.xml @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ <p>This module provides a <c>Key</c>-<c>Value</c> dictionary. An <c>orddict</c> is a representation of a dictionary, where a list of pairs is used to store the keys and values. The list is - ordered after the keys.</p> + ordered after the keys in the <em>Erlang term order</em>.</p> <p>This module provides the same interface as the <seealso marker="dict"><c>dict(3)</c></seealso> module @@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ </func> <func> + <name name="take" arity="2"/> + <fsummary>Return value and new dictionary without element with this value.</fsummary> + <desc> + <p>This function returns value from dictionary and new dictionary without this value. + Returns <c>error</c> if the key is not present in the dictionary.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name name="filter" arity="2"/> <fsummary>Select elements that satisfy a predicate.</fsummary> <desc> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ordsets.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ordsets.xml index 148281fcf7..7b590932e4 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ordsets.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/ordsets.xml @@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ <p>Sets are collections of elements with no duplicate elements. An <c>ordset</c> is a representation of a set, where an ordered list is used to store the elements of the set. An ordered list - is more efficient than an unordered list.</p> + is more efficient than an unordered list. Elements are ordered + according to the <em>Erlang term order</em>.</p> <p>This module provides the same interface as the <seealso marker="sets"><c>sets(3)</c></seealso> module diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/proc_lib.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/proc_lib.xml index da03c39a26..e64b2ce18a 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/proc_lib.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/proc_lib.xml @@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ <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 diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml index eb7870e367..8745e16908 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/rand.xml @@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ Sebastiano Vigna</url>. The normal distribution algorithm uses the <url href="http://www.jstatsoft.org/v05/i08">Ziggurat Method by Marsaglia and Tsang</url>.</p> + <p>For some algorithms, jump functions are provided for generating + non-overlapping sequences for parallel computations. + The jump functions perform calculations + equivalent to perform a large number of repeated calls + for calculating new states. </p> <p>The following algorithms are provided:</p> @@ -48,14 +53,17 @@ <tag><c>exsplus</c></tag> <item> <p>Xorshift116+, 58 bits precision and period of 2^116-1</p> + <p>Jump function: equivalent to 2^64 calls</p> </item> <tag><c>exs64</c></tag> <item> <p>Xorshift64*, 64 bits precision and a period of 2^64-1</p> + <p>Jump function: not available</p> </item> <tag><c>exs1024</c></tag> <item> <p>Xorshift1024*, 64 bits precision and a period of 2^1024-1</p> + <p>Jump function: equivalent to 2^512 calls</p> </item> </taglist> @@ -156,6 +164,33 @@ S0 = rand:seed_s(exsplus), </func> <func> + <name name="jump" arity="0"/> + <fsummary>Return the seed after performing jump calculation + to the state in the process dictionary.</fsummary> + <desc><marker id="jump-0" /> + <p>Returns the state + after performing jump calculation + to the state in the process dictionary.</p> + <p>This function generates a <c>not_implemented</c> error exception + when the jump function is not implemented for + the algorithm specified in the state + in the process dictionary.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> + <name name="jump" arity="1"/> + <fsummary>Return the seed after performing jump calculation.</fsummary> + <desc><marker id="jump-1" /> + <p>Returns the state after performing jump calculation + to the given state. </p> + <p>This function generates a <c>not_implemented</c> error exception + when the jump function is not implemented for + the algorithm specified in the state.</p> + </desc> + </func> + + <func> <name name="normal" arity="0"/> <fsummary>Return a standard normal distributed random float.</fsummary> <desc> 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> diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml index 294196f746..bb06d3645e 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/supervisor.xml @@ -133,8 +133,10 @@ sup_flags() = #{strategy => strategy(), % optional map. Assuming the values <c>MaxR</c> for <c>intensity</c> and <c>MaxT</c> for <c>period</c>, then, if more than <c>MaxR</c> restarts occur within <c>MaxT</c> seconds, the supervisor - terminates all child processes and then itself. <c>intensity</c> - defaults to <c>1</c> and <c>period</c> defaults to <c>5</c>.</p> + terminates all child processes and then itself. The termination + reason for the supervisor itself in that case will be <c>shutdown</c>. + <c>intensity</c> defaults to <c>1</c> and <c>period</c> defaults to + <c>5</c>.</p> <marker id="child_spec"/> <p>The type definition of a child specification is as follows:</p> |