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2017-12-06Add -MMD option to erlcTony Rogvall
The compile option makedep_side_effect, erlc -MMD, instructs the compiler to emit dependencies and continue to compile as normal.
2017-09-14Add compile_info option to compileJosé Valim
This allows compilers built on top of the compile module to attach external compilation metadata to the compile_info chunk. For example, Erlang uses this chunk to store the compiler version. Elixir and LFE may augment this by also adding their own compiler versions, which can be useful when debugging. The deterministic option does not affect the user supplied compile_info. It is therefore the responsibility of external compilers to guarantee any added information does not violate the determinsitic option, if such option is supported. Finally, this code moves the building of the compile_info options to the compile module instead of beam_asm, moving all of the option mangling code to a single place.
2017-05-12Warn for potentially unsafe use of get_stacktrace/0Björn Gustavsson
erlang:get_stacktrace/0 returns the stacktrace for the latest exception. The problem is that the stacktrace is kept until the next exception occurs. If the last exception was a 'function_clause' or a 'badarg', the arguments for the call are also kept forever. The arguments can be terms of any size (potentially huge). In a future release, we would like to only allow erlang:get_stacktrace/0 from within a 'try' expression. That would make it possible to clear the stacktrace when the 'try' expression is exited. The 'catch' expression has no natural end where the stacktrace could be cleared. The stacktrace could be cleared at the end of the function that the 'catch' occurs in, but that would cause problems in the following scenario (from real life, but simplified): try ... catch _:_ -> io:format(...), io:format("~p\n", [erlang:get_stacktrace()]) end. %% In io.erl. format(Fmt, Args) -> Res = case ... of SomePattern -> catch... ...; SomeOtherPattern -> %% Output the formatted string here ... end, clear_stacktrace(), %% Inserted by compiler. Res. The call to io:format() would always clear the stacktrace before it could be retrieved. That problem could be solved by tightning the scope in which the stacktrace is kept, but the rules for how long erlang:get_stacktrace/0 would work would become complicated. Therefore, the solution we suggest for a future major release of OTP is that erlang:get_stacktrace/0 will return [] if it is called outside the 'catch' part of a 'try' expression. To help users prepare, introduce a warning when it is likely that erlang:get_stacktrace/0 will always return an empty list, for example in this code: catch error(foo), Stk = erlang:get_stacktrace() or in this code: try Expr catch _:_ -> ok end, Stk = erlang:get_stacktrace()
2017-05-11Merge pull request #1451 from bjorng/bjorn/compiler/nowarn_obsolete_guardBjörn Gustavsson
Correct description of nowarn_obsolete_guard By default, warnings for obsolete guards are turned on. Correct the description to make that clear.
2017-05-11Update compile.xmlBjörn Gustavsson
2017-05-04Update copyright yearRaimo Niskanen
2017-04-25Store abstract code in the Dbgi chunkJosé Valim
The new Dbgi chunk returns data in the following format: {debug_info_v1, Backend, Data} This allows compilers to store the debug info in different formats. In order to retrieve a particular format, for instance, Erlang Abstract Format, one may invoke: Backend:debug_info(erlang_v1, Module, Data, Opts) Besides introducing the chunk above, this commit also: * Changes beam_lib:chunk(Beam, [:abstract_code]) to read from the new Dbgi chunk while keeping backwards compatibility with old .beams * Adds the {debug_info, {Backend, Data}} option to compile:file/2 and friends that are stored in the Dbgi chunk. This allows the debug info encryption mechanism to work across compilers * Improves dialyzer to work directly on Core Erlang, allowing languages that do not have the Erlang Abstract Format to be dialyzer as long as they emit the new chunk and their backend implementation is available Backwards compatibility is kept across the board except for those calling beam_lib:chunk(Beam, ["Abst"]), as the old chunk is no longer available. Note however the "Abst" chunk has always been optional. Future OTP versions may remove parsing the "Abst" chunk altogether from beam_lib once Erlang 19 and earlier is no longer supported. The current Dialyzer implementation still supports earlier .beam files and such may also be removed in future versions.
2017-02-27Merge branch 'maint'Björn Gustavsson
* maint: Documentation: use behaviour(ssh_daemon_channel) Fix minor typo in compile:forms/1 doc
2017-02-26Fix minor typo in compile:forms/1 docPéter Gömöri
2017-02-12Add extra_chunks option to compileJosé Valim
This allow languages such as Elixir and LFE to attach extra chunks to the .beam file without having to parse the beam file after compilation. This commit also cleans up the interface to beam_asm, allowing chunks to be passed from the compiler without a need to change beam_asm API on every new chunk.
2016-12-07Add option 'deterministic' for reproducible buildsBjörn Gustavsson
Add the option 'deterministic' to make it easier to achieve reproducible builds. This option omits the {options,...} and {source,...} tuples in M:module_info(compile), because those options may contain absolute paths. The author of ERL-310 suggested that only compiler options that may contain absolute paths (such as {i,...}) should be excluded. But I find it confusing to keep only some options. Alternatives considered: Always omitting this information. Since this information has been available for a long time, that would probably break some workflows. As an example that some people care about {source,...}, 2d785c07fbf9 made it possible to give a compiler option to set {source,...}. ERL-310
2016-11-29Make warn_export_all the defaultRichard Carlsson
2016-11-29warn_obsolete_guard is already defaultRichard Carlsson
Update compiler documentation and remove superfluous erlc flags.
2016-09-01doc: Correct errors introduced by Editorial changesHans Bolinder
Fix some older errors as well.
2016-06-08compile.xml: Eliminate unsightly space before periodBjörn Gustavsson
2016-06-07Compiler: new function env_compiler_options/0alisdair sullivan
retrieve the value of the environment variable ERL_COMPILER_OPTIONS in the same manner as used by file/2, forms/2 and output_generated/2
2016-03-15update copyright-yearHenrik Nord
2015-06-18Change license text to APLv2Bruce Yinhe
2015-05-27Update compiler documentationBjörn Gustavsson
Language cleaned up by the technical writer tmanevik from Combitech. Proofreading and corrections by Björn Gustavsson.
2014-03-04Introduce compiler option 'nowarn_deprecated_type'Hans Bolinder
The deprecation of the built-in types dict/0 and so on had as side-effect that it was impossible to switch to dict:dict/2 and so on without getting warnings either in the the previous release (R16B) or the current one (17.0). By including the attribute -compile(nowarn_deprecated_type). in an Erlang source file warnings about deprecated types can be avoided in 17.0. The option can also be given as a compiler flag: erlc +nowarn_deprecated_type file.erl
2014-02-10Merge branch 'josevalim/suppress-all-auto-imports'Henrik Nord
* josevalim/suppress-all-auto-imports: Allow all auto imports to be suppressed at once OTP-11682
2013-12-18Officially support building core filesTuncer Ayaz
erlc is wired to treat *.core files as core and build them as compile:file(File, [from_core]), but this is not documented. There's also an udocumented compile:file/2 option called 'from_core'. This has been in place and in use for a long time. Therefore, it should be supported officially. To fix that, make the following changes: * document erlc handling of *.core files * document 'from_core'
2013-12-18Officially support building assembler filesTuncer Ayaz
erlc is wired to treat *.S files as assembler and build them as compile:file(File, [from_asm]), but this is not documented. There's also a documented compile:file/2 option called 'asm' (mapping to 'from_asm'), but the wording discourages its use. All of this has been in place and in use for a long time. Therefore, it should be supported officially. To fix that, make the following changes: * document erlc handling of *.core files * un-document 'asm' and document 'from_asm' instead * deprecate 'asm' While at it, fix a minor typo in the test suite.
2013-10-18Allow all auto imports to be suppressed at onceJosé Valim
This patch introduces the no_auto_import attribute: -compile(no_auto_import). Useful for code generation tools that always use the qualified function names and want to avoid the auto imported functions clashing with local ones. Implementation wise, we chose to have a special flag 'all' to avoid doing many set lookups when checking for suppression.
2013-09-09Merge branch 'maint'Björn Gustavsson
* maint: compiler: Conform returned errors to the documented format
2013-09-05compiler: Conform returned errors to the documented formatBjörn Gustavsson
ErrorInfo is documented to be: {ErrorLine,Module,ErrorDescriptor} but for some errors with line numbers it would look like: {Module,ErrorDescriptor} Ensure that all ErrorInfo tuples have three elements. Use 'none' instead of a line number: {none,Module,ErrorDescriptor} There already are errors that return 'none' when no line number is available, but that convention was not documented. Mention it in the documentation. Also make sure that the compiler will not print 'none' as a line number in error messages (if the 'report_errors' option is given) as that looks stupid. That is, when attempting to compile a non-existing module, the error message should be: non-existing.erl: no such file or directory and not: non-existing.erl:none: no such file or directory
2013-04-19Convert XML files to UTF-8Hans Bolinder
2013-01-16Document compiler option 'inline_list_funcs'Anthony Ramine
2012-08-29Merge branch 'ta/docsmaint' into maintHenrik Nord
* ta/docsmaint: Fix various doc typos for R15B02 Fix various code typos for R15B02 OTP-10245
2012-08-22Revert "Merge branch 'nox/compile-column-numbers' into maint"Lukas Larsson
Column numbers was merged without understanding all the whole story. See mail on erlang-patches for details. This reverts commit df8e67e203b83f95d1e098fec88ad5d0ad840069, reversing changes made to 0c9d90f314f364e5b1301ec89d762baabc57c7aa.
2012-08-14Merge branch 'nox/compile-column-numbers' into maintFredrik Gustafsson
* nox/compile-column-numbers: Fix messages ordering with column numbers Fix type compile:err_info/0 Test column number reporting in error_SUITE Fix printing of errors with column numbers Create a new "column" option in compile Allow setting of initial position in epp Export type erl_scan:location/0
2012-07-18Merge branch 'jv/forms-source' into maintHenrik Nord
* jv/forms-source: Allow the source to be set when compiling forms OTP-10150
2012-07-05Fix various doc typos for R15B02Tuncer Ayaz
2012-06-02Create a new "column" option in compileAnthony Ramine
If set, compile will call epp with a full location {1, 1} instead of 1, thus making it keep the column numbers in the parsed AST.
2012-05-31Add type info for compile:file/1,2 macro optionGustav Simonsson
2012-04-10Allow the source to be set when compiling formsJosé Valim
This commit adds a source option to compile:forms() that sets the source value returned by module_info(compile).
2012-03-30Update copyright yearsBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2012-02-04Fix typo in `compile' doc: unmatched parenthesisRicardo Catalinas Jiménez
2011-08-18compiler: Add no_line_info for suppressing line/1 instructionsBjörn Gustavsson
Also update the r12 and r13 options so that they imply no_line_info.
2011-05-12rHans Bolinder
Use Erlang specs and types for documentation
2011-02-18Merge branch 'jp/dependencies_makefile' into devBjörn Gustavsson
* jp/dependencies_makefile: Add dependencies Makefile generation to erlc(1) and compile(3) Conflicts: lib/compiler/test/compile_SUITE.erl OTP-9065
2011-02-18Add dependencies Makefile generation to erlc(1) and compile(3)Jean-Sébastien Pédron
This is useful when a project is built with Makefiles and erlc(1) instead of EMakefiles. Tracking dependencies by hand is error-prone and it becomes painful when using external application headers like EUnit's one. A dependencies Makefile will look like this: module.beam: module.erl \ /usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/eunit-2.1.4/include/eunit.hrl \ header.hrl When included in the main Makefile, 'module' will be recompiled only when needed. GCC offers the same feature and new erlc(1) options are compatible with it. More informations at: http://wiki.github.com/dumbbell/otp/dependencies-makefile
2010-09-20Correct description of no_auto_import compiler directivePatrik Nyblom
2010-06-02Change warning to error for nowarn_bif_clash compiler directivePatrik Nyblom
2010-06-02Add -compile({no_auto_import,[F/A]}) doc to compiler.xmlPatrik Nyblom
2010-02-05OTP-8404: Doc: some corrections and improvements in STDLIBBjörn Gustavsson
2010-01-20Merge branch 'cf/compile_warning_as_error' into ccase/r13b04_devErlang/OTP
* cf/compile_warning_as_error: Add option -Werror in erlc(1) compile: add flag warnings_as_errors to treat warnings as errors compile.erl: remove trailing whitespace OTP-8382 The -Werror option for erlc and the compiler option warnings_as_errors will cause warnings to be treated as errors. (Thanks to Christopher Faulet.)
2010-01-19compile: add flag warnings_as_errors to treat warnings as errorsChristopher Faulet
With this flag, warnings are treated as errors, like gcc flag '-Werror'.
2009-11-20The R13B03 release.OTP_R13B03Erlang/OTP