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diff --git a/system/doc/installation_guide/otp_version.xml b/system/doc/installation_guide/otp_version.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..dcba2d1702 --- /dev/null +++ b/system/doc/installation_guide/otp_version.xml @@ -0,0 +1,71 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?> +<!DOCTYPE chapter SYSTEM "chapter.dtd"> + +<chapter> + <header> + <copyright> + <year>2014</year> + <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> + </copyright> + <legalnotice> + The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, + Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in + compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the + Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be + retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/. + + Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" + basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See + the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations + under the License. + + </legalnotice> + + <title>OTP version</title> + <prepared></prepared> + <responsible></responsible> + <docno></docno> + <approved></approved> + <checked></checked> + <date>2014-02-19</date> + <rev></rev> + <file>otp_version.xml</file> + </header> + <p>As of OTP release 17, the OTP release number corresponds to + the major OTP version number. In the normal case, the OTP version + number will be constructed as + <c><Major>.<Minor>.<Patch></c>. However more + dot separated parts may exist. If all parts less significant than + <c>Minor</c> equals <c>0</c>, they are omitted when printing the + version. Release candidates have an <c>-rc<N></c> suffix. The + OTP version as a concept was introduced in OTP 17.</p> + <p>OTP of a specific version is a set of applications of + specific versions. The application versions identified by + an OTP version corresponds to application versions that + have been tested together by the Erlang/OTP team at Ericsson AB. + An OTP system can however be put together with applications from + different OTP versions. Such a combination of application versions + has not been tested by the Erlang/OTP team. It is therefore + <em>always preferred to use OTP applications from one single OTP + version</em>.</p> + <p>In an OTP source code tree as well as in an installed OTP + development system, the OTP version can be read from the text + file <c>OTP_VERSION</c> in the OTP installation root directory + (<seealso marker="kernel:code#root_dir/0"><c>code:root_dir()</c></seealso>).</p> + <p>If the version read from the <c>OTP_VERSION</c> file in a + development system has a <c>**</c> suffix, the system has been + patched using the <c>$ERL_TOP/otp_build patch_app</c> tool. In + this case, the system consists of application versions from + multiple OTP versions. The version preceding the <c>**</c> + suffix corresponds to the OTP version of the base system that + has been patched.</p> + <p>On a target system (see the + <seealso marker="doc/system_principles:create_target">system principles</seealso> + documentation) no <c>OTP_VERSION</c> file will exist. This since + one easily can create a target system where it is hard to even + determine the base OTP version.</p> + <p>Note that if a development system is updated by other means + than <c>$ERL_TOP/otp_build patch_app</c>, the <c>OTP_VERSION</c> + file may identify wrong OTP version.</p> +</chapter> + diff --git a/system/doc/installation_guide/part.xml b/system/doc/installation_guide/part.xml index 19808fd165..150df39512 100644 --- a/system/doc/installation_guide/part.xml +++ b/system/doc/installation_guide/part.xml @@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ <description> <p>How to install Erlang/OTP on UNIX or Windows.</p> </description> + <xi:include href="otp_version.xml"/> <xi:include href="install-binary.xml"/> <xi:include href="verification.xml"/> <xi:include href="INSTALL.xml"/> diff --git a/system/doc/installation_guide/xmlfiles.mk b/system/doc/installation_guide/xmlfiles.mk index 3995c607af..245491ab94 100644 --- a/system/doc/installation_guide/xmlfiles.mk +++ b/system/doc/installation_guide/xmlfiles.mk @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ # %CopyrightEnd% # INST_GUIDE_CHAPTER_FILES = \ + otp_version.xml \ install-binary.xml \ verification.xml \ INSTALL.xml \ |