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diff --git a/lib/tools/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/tools/doc/src/notes.xml index 251e70670c..e788814564 100644 --- a/lib/tools/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/tools/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -31,6 +31,73 @@ </header> <p>This document describes the changes made to the Tools application.</p> +<section><title>Tools 2.8</title> + + <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + In order to improve performance of the cover tool, new + functions are added for cover compilation and analysis on + multiple files. This allows for more parallelisation.</p> + <p> + Some improvements of the data base access is also done in + order to improve the performance when analysing and + resetting cover data.</p> + <p> + Minor incompatibility: An error reason from + analyse_to_file is changed from no_source_code_found to + {no_source_code_found,Module}.</p> + <p> + *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12330 Aux Id: seq12757 </p> + </item> + <item> + <p>Attempting to do a <c>cover</c> analysis when neither + source code nor beam file could be found would hang the + <c>cover</c> server. Corrected to return a proper + error.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12806</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + + + <section><title>Improvements and New Features</title> + <list> + <item> + <p> + Allow maps for supervisor flags and child specs</p> + <p> + Earlier, supervisor flags and child specs were given as + tuples. While this is kept for backwards compatibility, + it is now also allowed to give these parameters as maps, + see <seealso + marker="stdlib:supervisor#sup_flags">sup_flags</seealso> + and <seealso + marker="stdlib:supervisor#child_spec">child_spec</seealso>.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-11043</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Remove Mnemosyne rules support.</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12511</p> + </item> + <item> + <p> + Add printout of total number of calls and time in eprof</p> + <p> + Own Id: OTP-12681</p> + </item> + </list> + </section> + +</section> + <section><title>Tools 2.7.2</title> <section><title>Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions</title> |