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diff --git a/whats/cooking/2010/06/04.txt b/whats/cooking/2010/06/04.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..fbc9754b11 --- /dev/null +++ b/whats/cooking/2010/06/04.txt @@ -0,0 +1,299 @@ +From - Fri Jun 4 09:32:28 2010 +Date: Fri Jun 4 09:32:28 2010 +To: erlang patches <[email protected]> +Subject: What's cooking in erlang/otp (2010-06-04) +X-dev-at: fa66eb731b85726970cc4c581d32ebdc2ebb965e + +R14A is planned to be released on June 16. We will not +include new features for that release. Bug fixes may +be accepted depending on how necessary and risk free +they are. + +We may still graduate a few of the cooking branches +to the release... + +------------------------------------------------------------ +[Graduated] + +* am/net_kernel_catchall (kernel) (2010-02-20) 1 commit + + Add catch all handle_call to net_kernel (7d37fee) + +* bg/compiler (compiler, stdlib) (2010-03-12) 5 commits + + beam_peep: Remove optimization already done by beam_dead (0047185) + + beam_dead: Combine is_eq_exact instructions into select_val instructions (e96f49f) + + Evaluate is_record/3 at compile-time using type information (470c91d) + + Evaluate element/2 at compile-time using type information (7ac0808) + + erl_expand_records: Replace is_record() with matching (1858cb8) + +* bg/dist_utils (kernel) (2010-05-27) 1 commit + + dist_utils: Eliminate crash when list_to_existing_atom/1 fails (39e563a) + +* bg/remove-stray-sae-support (erts) (2010-05-22) 2 commits + + Remove unsupported erlang:blocking_read_file/1 (1e5e733) + + Remove stray SAE support (32a6d4e) + +* dgud/emacs-catch-improvements (tools) (2010-05-28) 2 commits + + Improved indentation of old catch. (16d48ac) + + Added more type highlighting and fixed record indentation with types. (6f1e1cd) + +* jl/windows-file-share-delete (erts) (2010-02-22) 1 commit + + Windows: Open files with FILE_SHARE_DELETE to get closer to UNIX semantics (426a5e2) + +* jv/autoimport-binary_to_term_2 (erts, stdlib) (2010-05-22) 1 commit + + Change binary_to_term/2 to be auto-imported (a62abc9) + +* kj/emacs-erlang-flymake (tools) (2010-05-30) 5 commits + + erlang-flymake: Document in README (54cda6a) + + erlang-flymake: Make the syntax check command configurable (704ce3e) + + erlang-flymake: By default pass <app>/include and <app>/ebin to compiler (418de1e) + + erlang-flymake: Include in Makefile (8f0dd81) + + erlang-flymake: Syntax check erlang code on the fly (using flymake) (766c27e) + +* ks/dialyzer (compiler, dialyzer, hipe, kernel, stdlib, syntax_tools) (2010-06-03) 15 commits + + dialyzer: Build the PLT even if there are unresolved remote types (169507c) + + proplists: Export the type property() (c9eae64) + + erl_lint: Issue warnings for undefined exported types (f062463) + + Minor fix in a print message (48599b8) + + Add handling of unknown types (d775f62) + + Add declaration for exported types (cafe056) + + Add types and specs; performed some cleanups also (5279efd) + + erl_scan: Add declarations for exported types (414b47a) + + stdlib: Add declarations for exported types (7d672e4) + + hipe: Add declarations for exported types (3c34f42) + + compiler: Add declarations for exported types (d5e1d11) + + syntax_tools: Add declarations for exported types (f614f22) +. +. +. + +* rn/resolver-leaking-ports (kernel) (2010-05-27) 2 commits + + Resolver: make inet_dns decode ugly truncated reply (93ba7ad) + + Resolver: stop inet_res leaking ports (5099491) + +* uw/mnesia-overload (mnesia) (2010-05-09) 1 commit + + Enable continuous monitoring of mnesia overload status (82c0904) + +* uw/mnesia-schema-merge (mnesia) (2010-06-01) 2 commits + + remove debug printout and accidental variable name reuse (7abf617) + + Allow a user_defined function to wrap mnesia_schema:merge_schema() (f58fcc6) + +------------------------------------------------------------ +[New topics] + +* cb/emacs-eunit-run-recent (tools) (2010-06-01) 5 commits + - erlang-eunit: remove runtime dependency on cl package (2f9b0e4) + - Add Emacs EUnit feature: run recent (7b5a6f1) + - Add Emacs EUnit feature: auto-save (041ea7c) + - erlang-eunit: Optionally run code coverage analysis during eunit tests (50a54b8) + - erlang-eunit: Made alternative locations of files more flexible (c5067db) + +* ia/ssl_many_handshake_packages_at_once (ssl) (2010-06-02) 1 commit + - Fixed handling of several ssl/tls packets arriving at the same time. This was broken during a refactoring of the code. (b279fe0) + +* kj/emacs-eunit-run-current-test-with-cover (tools) (2010-05-26) 2 commits + - erlang-eunit: Optionally run code coverage analysis during eunit tests (50a54b8) + - erlang-eunit: Made alternative locations of files more flexible (c5067db) + +* ks/ets-tid-type (debugger, stdlib) (2010-05-28) 1 commit + - Remove tid() from the predefined builtin types. (94be2be) + +* sv/serge-new_float_ext (erl_interface, odbc) (2010-06-03) 3 commits + - Fix ei_tmo to restrict dflags to NEW_FLOAT_EXT (cbfa739) + - compact IEEE 754 double encoding in external binary format for ei (a39a5d8) + - fix typo in ei_decode_ei_term documentation (003698b) + +------------------------------------------------------------ +[Stalled] + +* bg/safer-local_to_univ (erts) (2010-02-11) 1 commit + - erl_time_sup.c: test for error return from mktime() (0f62f0b) + +We will not include this branch in R13B04 for two reasons: + + o We are not 100% sure that this change is harmless on all + platforms in all timezones. + o We have an idea how the underlying problem can be fixed in + the calendar module (only) and I plan to try it out after the + release. We will keep this branch in pu as a reminder. + +Action expected from: Björn Gustavsson + +* db/tv_nthtail_fix (tv) (2009-12-01) 1 commit + - Fix for tv which restarts while trying to open a table (abe0759) + +Since our long-term goal is to migrate from gs towards wx, +maintaining the old gs applications has a low priority for +the Erlang/OTP team. Therefore, we will accept patches that +seem sound, but we are unlikely to spend much of our own time +fixing bugs. + +The author of this topic branch has found the real reason for +the problem, but uncovered additional issues. + +Action expected from: The topic author - to decide whether to +include the topic branch (which is a workaround, but does eliminate +the crash) or to wait for a better fix from himself or someone else +with an interest to advance the topic. + +* er/ei-decode_msg (erl_interface) (2010-03-11) 1 commit + - Add function to decode distribution header (864091a) + +Needs documentation and test cases. + +Action expected from: Topic author + +* gl/jinterface-pom (jinterface, otp) (2010-02-15) 2 commits + - Exclude jinterface build artifact from git (5acf5fa) + - Add pom.xml for jinterface build (aa68190) + +The pom.xml file should be generated by the toplevel Makefile +since it contains the version number of Jinterface. This is +along the same line as the .app files are generated. +There should be a pom.xml.src that Makefile sed's into +pom.xml. See stdlib/src/Makefile. + +Action expected from: Topic author + +* jn/gen_stream (stdlib) (2010-05-17) 1 commit + - Add new gen_stream behaviour for efficiently consuming serial streams (65f3db8) + +This topic branch has failing test cases. + +shell_SUITE:start_restricted_from_shell; + Although the whole pu branch could be guilty + this topic branch is our prime suspect. The + test case does not fail when run standalone + so this has to be invesigated further. + +Action expected from: OTP team + +* jp/dependencies_makefile (compiler, erts) (2010-02-14) 3 commits + - squash! eliminate dialyzer warning (434e2ca) + - squash! fix snprintf for Windows (bf2708d) + - Add dependencies Makefile generation to erlc(1) and compile(3) (7cbc437) + +Approved in principle by the OTP Technical Board; now awaits a closer +review of the implementation. + +Action expected from: Björn Gustavsson (the reviewer) + +* kr/gs-browser (gs) (2010-02-10) 1 commit + - Change lib/gs/src/tool_utils.erl to select multiple browsers other than Netscape (802d159) + +This topic branch introduces a new call to the deprecated regexp module. + +Action expected from: Topic author or anyone else with an interest to +advance the topic + +------------------------------------------------------------ +[Cooking] + +* bg/bif-types (erts, hipe) (2010-06-02) 13 commits + - Add type information for erlang:garbage_collect_message_area/0 (11aae8f) + - Add type information for erts_debug:* BIFs (4545ea0) + - Add type information for erlang:port_call/2 (969dcd7) + - Add type information for erlang:display* BIFs (dbb50e4) + - Add type information for the BIFs in the binary module (3e2872c) + - Introduce and use the t_endian() helper (465f62a) + - Add type information for erlang:binary_part/2,3 (cde6d1b) + - Add type info for erlang:append/2 and erlang:subtract/2 (4ac4d00) + - Add type information for the erlang:adler32* BIFs (5acd3b0) + - Add ppc64 return for erlang:system_info(hipe_architecture) (564577b) + - Test that all BIFs have known types (c54da1b) + - utils/make_tables: Produce bifs.lists to support testing (e8e7dc1) +. +. +. + +* bg/external-funs (compiler, erts, otp, stdlib) (2010-05-30) 6 commits + - Document erlang:make_fun/3 (4a3bc9f) + - v3_kernel: Clean up fun handling code (f81fa69) + - Test calling a parameterized module within a fun (d365ff3) + - EEP-23: Allow variables in fun M:F/A (e5b36ed) + - Reference manual: Improve the documentation for external funs (de19b3c) + - beam_loader: Support external funs in the literal pool (08ffb6b) + +* bg/nif_error (crypto, erts, hipe) (2010-05-24) 3 commits + - crypto: Add type specs for all documented functions (4b928be) + - crypto: Use erlang:nif_error/1 to squelch false Dialyzer warnings (c28c4aa) + - Add erlang:nif_error/1,2 (7ff117e) + +* bg/temp-hipe-fixes (compiler, hipe, kernel) (2010-03-15) 6 commits + - Avoid crash by skipping compilation_SUITE:on_load/1 (234e13e) + - Inline less aggressively for native-code compilation (9fcb48b) + - Crudely fix return type for the lists:key{search,find,member}/3 (ef71597) + - seq_trace_SUITE: Don't native-compile (2a81b1a) + - Disable native code if on_load is used (3befa76) + - andor_SUITE: Don't native-compile (97aa2da) + +This branch contains temporary workarounds to avoid failing test +cases and is never intended to graduate. + +* cf/timer_tc (stdlib) (2010-04-06) 1 commit + - Add timer:tc/2 to measure the elapsed time of anonymous functions (2cca650) + +* egil/call-time-trace-patterns (erts) (2010-06-02) 23 commits + - Fix ops.tab to include i_return_time_trace (63751e0) + - Let trace_call_time_SUITE scheduling test be more relaxed (a46147d) + - Add documentation for call time breakpoints (9757f9b) + - Fix bp_hash_put to do hash value after rehash (9a4c67f) + - Extend trace_call_time_SUITE with bif-tests (97ea51c) + - Fix assertion in trace_pattern for bifs (1e1482a) + - Teach erlang:system_info/1 to list snifs (091c65e) + - Add bif tests to call time trace tests (bf4e102) + - Teach call time trace patterns to include bifs (b2369c6) + - Fix BeamInstr code array in export.h (c523cc5) + - Add trace call_time tests for nifs and bifs (00b691d) + - Teach call count tracing to use atomics (96a6c45) +. +. +. + +. +. +. + +* hm/reltool-find-regular (reltool) (2010-05-19) 1 commit + - Improve lookup of erl files (05e0238) + +* jf/run_erl-disable-flow-control (erts) (2010-03-05) 1 commit + - Teach run_erl RUN_ERL_DISABLE_FLOWCNTRL for disabling flow control (d0775cd) + +* jr/cover-src-path (tools) (2010-04-23) 1 commit + - Fix searching for source files in analyse_to_file/* (b9d5068) + +* ks/cleanups (compiler, debugger, docbuilder, gs, stdlib) (2010-04-10) 5 commits + - compiler: Fix incorrect types and specs (9021667) + - escript: Add more types to records (edfbc4b) + - debugger: Clean up as suggested by tidier (42c0c33) + - docbuilder: Clean up as suggested by tidier (c22830a) + - gs: Clean up as suggested by tidier (eda4f7a) + +Was formerly called ks/cleanups-after-r13b04. + +* ms/file-exclusive-mode (erts, kernel) (2010-06-04) 2 commits + - Update preloaded modules (bac96ae) + - Support opening files in exclusive mode (4bd026c) + +* sb/make-files-like-erlc (tools) (2010-05-18) 1 commit + - Change make:files to behave more like erlc (5e9d051) + +* ta/asn1-reporting (asn1) (2010-04-23) 1 commit + - asn1ct: Make formatting of errors and warnings consistent (93face2) + +* uw/epmd-fullnames (kernel) (2010-05-07) 1 commit + - Allow the erlang nodename host part to differ from the hostname (e0774be) + +------------------------------------------------------------ +[Dropped] + +* am/kernel-stops (kernel) (2010-02-21) 1 commit + . Change restart behavior of network apps from permanent to transient (397343b) + +Not safe. The Erlang/OTP system has not been designed to survive the +termination of key processes. + +* hb/edoc (edoc) (2010-04-01) 1 commit + . EDoc and Dialyzer specs and types (516e16c) + +Temporarily dropped. Waiting for updated dialyzer. |