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-rw-r--r--system/README4
-rw-r--r--system/doc/design_principles/fsm.xml2
-rw-r--r--system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml23
-rw-r--r--system/doc/system_principles/system_principles.xml8
4 files changed, 25 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/system/README b/system/README
index 61277306f1..97ec9177c4 100644
--- a/system/README
+++ b/system/README
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-Erlang/OTP Januari 25, 2013
+Erlang/OTP December 6, 2013
-Release of Erlang 5.10/OTP R16
+Release of Erlang 5.10.4/OTP R16B03
1. GENERAL
diff --git a/system/doc/design_principles/fsm.xml b/system/doc/design_principles/fsm.xml
index 7de96d44ec..9dce159dca 100644
--- a/system/doc/design_principles/fsm.xml
+++ b/system/doc/design_principles/fsm.xml
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ StateName(Event, StateData) ->
-export([init/1, locked/2, open/2]).
start_link(Code) ->
- gen_fsm:start_link({local, code_lock}, code_lock, lists:reverse(Code, []).
+ gen_fsm:start_link({local, code_lock}, code_lock, lists:reverse(Code), []).
button(Digit) ->
gen_fsm:send_event(code_lock, {button, Digit}).
diff --git a/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml b/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml
index 0dc6bfe576..e9de3e006e 100644
--- a/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml
+++ b/system/doc/reference_manual/expressions.xml
@@ -954,19 +954,20 @@ Ei = Value |
<title>Fun Expressions</title>
<pre>
fun
- (Pattern11,...,Pattern1N) [when GuardSeq1] ->
- Body1;
+ [Name](Pattern11,...,Pattern1N) [when GuardSeq1] ->
+ Body1;
...;
- (PatternK1,...,PatternKN) [when GuardSeqK] ->
- BodyK
+ [Name](PatternK1,...,PatternKN) [when GuardSeqK] ->
+ BodyK
end</pre>
<p>A fun expression begins with the keyword <c>fun</c> and ends
with the keyword <c>end</c>. Between them should be a function
declaration, similar to a
- <seealso marker="functions#syntax">regular function declaration</seealso>, except that no function name is
- specified.</p>
- <p>Variables in a fun head shadow variables in the
- function clause surrounding the fun expression, and
+ <seealso marker="functions#syntax">regular function declaration</seealso>,
+ except that the function name is optional and should be a variable if
+ any.</p>
+ <p>Variables in a fun head shadow the function name and both shadow
+ variables in the function clause surrounding the fun expression, and
variables bound in a fun body are local to the fun body.</p>
<p>The return value of the expression is the resulting fun.</p>
<p>Examples:</p>
@@ -978,7 +979,11 @@ end</pre>
3> <input>Fun2 = fun (X) when X>=5 -> gt; (X) -> lt end.</input>
#Fun&lt;erl_eval.6.39074546&gt;
4> <input>Fun2(7).</input>
-gt</pre>
+gt
+5> <input>Fun3 = fun Fact(1) -> 1; Fact(X) when X > 1 -> X * Fact(X - 1) end.</input>
+#Fun&lt;erl_eval.6.39074546&gt;
+6> <input>Fun3(4).</input>
+24</pre>
<p>The following fun expressions are also allowed:</p>
<pre>
fun Name/Arity
diff --git a/system/doc/system_principles/system_principles.xml b/system/doc/system_principles/system_principles.xml
index dc826916f8..4f2202fdd1 100644
--- a/system/doc/system_principles/system_principles.xml
+++ b/system/doc/system_principles/system_principles.xml
@@ -105,6 +105,14 @@ init:stop()</pre>
<p>Loads the code for and starts the applications Kernel,
STDLIB and SASL.</p>
</item>
+ <tag><c>no_dot_erlang.boot</c></tag>
+ <item>
+ <p>Loads the code for and starts the applications Kernel and
+ STDLIB, skips loading the <c>.erlang</c> file.
+ Useful for scripts and other tools that should be behave the
+ same irregardless of user preferences.
+ </p>
+ </item>
</taglist>
<p>Which of <c>start_clean</c> and <c>start_sasl</c> to use as
default is decided by the user when installing Erlang/OTP using