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2017-01-11compiler: Do not spawn process when dialyzingHans Bolinder
Memory consumption is reduced during the compilation phase by keeping the Core parse tree shared. In particular the file annotation takes a lot of memory when not shared.
2016-12-07Update copyright-yearErlang/OTP
2016-11-18Suppress warnings from v3_kernel when inlining is turned onBjörn Gustavsson
v3_kernel may produce unwanted and confusing warnings for code that has been inlined with the new inliner (cerl_inline). Consider this code: -compile(inline). compute1(X) -> add(X, 0). compute2(X, Y) -> add(X, Y). add(1, 0) -> 1; add(1, Y) -> %% "this clause cannot match..." 1 + Y; add(X, Y) -> X + Y. v3_kernel warns because add/2 has been inlined into compute1/1 and only the first clause in add/2 will match. But the other clauses are needed when add/2 is inlined into compute2/2, so the user cannot do anything to eliminate the warning (short of manually inlining add/2, defeating the purpose of the 'inline' option). The warning would be reasonable if compute2/2 didn't exist, but it would be too complicated for the compiler to figure whether a warning make sense or not. Therefore, suppress all warnings generated by v3_kernel if cerl_inline has been run. ERL-301
2016-06-30Merge branch 'aronisstav/compiler/fix-compile-forms-spec/PR-1109' into maintBjörn Gustavsson
* aronisstav/compiler/fix-compile-forms-spec/PR-1109: Fix spec of compile:(noenv_)forms/2
2016-06-23Fix try-catch when writing makefileMagnus Henoch
Any exceptions at this point would be of class error, not exit.
2016-06-22Show error reason when compiler cannot write fileMagnus Henoch
When the compiler fails to write an output file, it used to just print "error writing file". With this change, it also prints the error reason: $ echo "-module(foo)." > foo.erl $ chmod -w . $ erlc foo.erl /tmp/bar/foo.bea#: error writing file: permission denied
2016-06-20Fix spec of compile:(noenv_)forms/2Stavros Aronis
The input for a call to compile:(noenv_)forms/2 can also be a cerl module (useful e.g. to resume with 'from_core' after a 'to_core' compilation). Internal representations used for 'from_asm' and 'from_beam' compilation can also be valid, but have no relevant types defined.
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
2016-04-25compiler: Remove use of crypto:rand_bytes/1Ingela Anderton Andin
Use case in compile.erl is cryptographical so use crypto:strong_rand_bytes/1 instead. Use case in test suite is not cryptographical so use other test instead.
2016-04-20Eliminate Dialyzer warnings for unmatched returnsBjörn Gustavsson
2016-03-24Fix compile:forms/1,2 crash when not in an existing directoryBjörn Gustavsson
compile:forms/1,2 will crash when the current working directory has been deleted. Fix that problem, and while we are at it, also stop including {source,""} in module_info() when no source code file is given. Reported-at: http://bugs.erlang.org/browse/ERL-113 Reported-by: Adam Lindberg
2016-03-17compile: Pre-load compiler modules when invoked from 'erlc'Björn Gustavsson
Slightly speed up 'erlc' by pre-loading the modules used by the compiler. Write a test case to ensure that the correct set of modules are loaded.
2016-02-17compiler: Update the compiler to handle typed record fieldsBjörn Gustavsson
2016-01-20compiler: Improve type and specsHans Bolinder
2015-12-07compile: Eliminate use of the obsolete 'random' moduleBjörn Gustavsson
The 'random' module is used to pad the end of a block with random bytes. The appropriate function to use in this case crypto:rand_bytes/1.
2015-09-28Move out bit syntax optimizations from beam_blockBjörn Gustavsson
In the future we might want to add more bit syntax optimizations, but beam_block is already sufficiently complicated. Therefore, move the bit syntax optimizations out of beam_block into a separate compiler pass called beam_bs.
2015-08-21Delay get_tuple_element instructions until they are neededBjörn Gustavsson
When matching tuples, the pattern matching compiler would generate code that would fetch all elements of the tuple that will ultimately be used, *before* testing that (for example) the first element is the correct record tag. For example: is_tuple Fail {x,0} test_arity Fail {x,0} 3 get_tuple_element {x,0} 0 {x,1} get_tuple_element {x,0} 1 {x,2} get_tuple_element {x,0} 2 {x,3} is_eq_exact Fail {x,1} some_tag If {x,2} and {x,3} are not used at label Fail, we can re-arrange the code like this: is_tuple Fail {x,0} test_arity Fail {x,0} 3 get_tuple_element {x,0} 0 {x,1} is_eq_exact Fail {x,1} some_tag get_tuple_element {x,0} 1 {x,2} get_tuple_element {x,0} 2 {x,3} Doing that may be beneficial in two ways. If the branch is taken, we have eliminated the execution of two unnecessary instructions. Even if the branch is never or rarely taken, there is the possibility for more optimizations following the is_eq_exact instructions. For example, imagine that the code looks like this: get_tuple_element {x,0} 1 {x,2} get_tuple_element {x,0} 2 {x,3} move {x,2} {y,0} move {x,3} {y,1} Assuming that {x,2} and {x,3} have no further uses in the code that follows, that can be rewritten to: get_tuple_element {x,0} 1 {y,0} get_tuple_element {x,0} 2 {y,1} When should we perform this optimization? At the very latest, it must be done before opt_blocks/1 in beam_block which does the elimination of unnecessary moves. Actually, we want do the optimization before the blocks have been established, since moving instructions out of one block into another is cumbersome. Therefore, we will do the optimization in a new pass that is run before beam_block. A new pass will make debugging easier, and beam_block already has a fair number of sub passes.
2015-08-06Teach the compiler the 'da' and 'dz' optionsBjörn Gustavsson
Add the 'da' option to create a list after the beam_a pass. Seeing how the code looks after beam_a, but before the blocks have been established, is sometimes useful. For symmetry, add the 'dz' option, even though it is just a synonym for 'S'.
2015-06-18Change license text to APLv2Bruce Yinhe
2015-05-21Don't make 'compiler' dependent on 'tools'Björn Gustavsson
In a5d724cf240a, a debug option for running eprof on a specific compiler pass was added. That commit added a direct call to the eprof module in the tools application, and therefore the test case otp_SUITE:runtime_dependencies/1 would fail because xref would find a call to the tools application, but tools is not listed as a runtime dependency in compiler.app. Since the 'eprof' option is only likely to be used by compiler maintainers, we don't want a real dependency to the tools application. Therefore, use c:appcall/4 to hide the call to the eprof module (and to report the error nicely if the tools application is missing).
2015-05-08Merge branch 'nox/compiler/parse_transform-undef/OTP-12723'Björn Gustavsson
* nox/compiler/parse_transform-undef/OTP-12723: Properly report unknown parse transforms
2015-04-30compiler: Use module erl_annoHans Bolinder
2015-04-27Merge branch 'bjorn/use-monotonic-time'Björn Gustavsson
* bjorn/use-monotonic-time: supervisor: Correct restart handling test_server: Use erlang:monotonic_time/0 compile: Teach 'time' option to show three significant decimals timer: Use monotonic_time/0 in tc/1,2,3
2015-04-22compile: Add the {eprof,Pass} option for easy eprof runningBjörn Gustavsson
To run eprof for a compiler pass: erlc +'{eprof,beam_asm}' file.erl The name of the compiler pass is the name as printed when 'time' option is used. It is usually, but not always, the module name for the compiler pass.
2015-04-22compile: Eliminate unnecessary wrappers for compiler passesBjörn Gustavsson
Several compiler passes have unnecessary wrapper functions that can be easily eliminated.
2015-04-20compile: Teach 'time' option to show three significant decimalsBjörn Gustavsson
The 'time' option currently uses statistics(runtime) to measure execution times. Typically, statistics(runtime) only returns result with two significant figures. Use the new erlang:monotonic_time/0 function to get three significant figures.
2015-03-26Properly report unknown parse transformsAnthony Ramine
We don't want undef errors coming from the parse transform itself to be confused with undef errors caused by the absence of the parse transform. Reported-by: Klas Johansson
2015-03-20Merge branch 'rickard/time_api/OTP-11997'Rickard Green
* rickard/time_api/OTP-11997: (22 commits) Update primary bootstrap inets: Suppress deprecated warning on erlang:now/0 inets: Cleanup of multiple copies of functions Add inets_lib with common functions used by multiple modules inets: Update comments Suppress deprecated warning on erlang:now/0 Use new time API and be back-compatible in inets Remove unused functions and removed redundant test asn1 test SUITE: Eliminate use of now/0 Disable deprecated warning on erlang:now/0 in diameter_lib Use new time API and be back-compatible in ssh Replace all calls to now/0 in CT with new time API functions test_server: Replace usage of erlang:now() with usage of new API Replace usage of erlang:now() with usage of new API Replace usage of erlang:now() with usage of new API Replace usage of erlang:now() with usage of new API Replace usage of erlang:now() with usage of new API otp_SUITE: Warn for calls to erlang:now/0 Replace usage of erlang:now() with usage of new API Multiple timer wheels Erlang based BIF timer implementation for scalability Implement ethread events with timeout ... Conflicts: bootstrap/bin/start.boot bootstrap/bin/start_clean.boot bootstrap/lib/compiler/ebin/beam_asm.beam bootstrap/lib/compiler/ebin/compile.beam bootstrap/lib/kernel/ebin/auth.beam bootstrap/lib/kernel/ebin/dist_util.beam bootstrap/lib/kernel/ebin/global.beam bootstrap/lib/kernel/ebin/hipe_unified_loader.beam bootstrap/lib/kernel/ebin/inet_db.beam bootstrap/lib/kernel/ebin/inet_dns.beam bootstrap/lib/kernel/ebin/inet_res.beam bootstrap/lib/kernel/ebin/os.beam bootstrap/lib/kernel/ebin/pg2.beam bootstrap/lib/stdlib/ebin/dets.beam bootstrap/lib/stdlib/ebin/dets_utils.beam bootstrap/lib/stdlib/ebin/erl_tar.beam bootstrap/lib/stdlib/ebin/escript.beam bootstrap/lib/stdlib/ebin/file_sorter.beam bootstrap/lib/stdlib/ebin/otp_internal.beam bootstrap/lib/stdlib/ebin/qlc.beam bootstrap/lib/stdlib/ebin/random.beam bootstrap/lib/stdlib/ebin/supervisor.beam bootstrap/lib/stdlib/ebin/timer.beam erts/aclocal.m4 erts/emulator/beam/bif.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_info.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_db_hash.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_init.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.h erts/emulator/beam/erl_thr_progress.c erts/emulator/beam/utils.c erts/emulator/sys/unix/sys.c erts/preloaded/ebin/erlang.beam erts/preloaded/ebin/erts_internal.beam erts/preloaded/ebin/init.beam erts/preloaded/src/erts_internal.erl lib/common_test/test/ct_hooks_SUITE_data/cth/tests/empty_cth.erl lib/diameter/src/base/diameter_lib.erl lib/kernel/src/os.erl lib/ssh/test/ssh_basic_SUITE.erl system/doc/efficiency_guide/advanced.xml
2015-03-20Replace usage of erlang:now() with usage of new APIRickard Green
2014-08-14compiler: finalize 18.x 'asm' deprecationTuncer Ayaz
'asm' was deprecated in 18315c16, to be removed in 18.x.
2014-03-18Don't fail compilation for modules that contain invalid UTF-8Björn Gustavsson
The default encoding for Erlang modules is now UTF-8, and the compilation would fail if a module contained byte sequences that are not valid UTF-8 sequences. In a large project with say many hundreds of Erlang modules with names of developers such as "Björn" or "Håkan" encoded in latin-1, that could mean that many hundreds of files would need to be modified just to get started testing OTP 17. As a temporary measure to ease the transition, automatically fall back to the latin-1 encoding with a warning for any module that contains invalid byte sequences and for which no encoding has been specified. The intention is to remove this workaround in OTP 18 or 19.
2014-02-28compiler: Fix error message printout on compile errorBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
Use correct stack in printout.
2014-02-14compiler: update 'asm' deprecation messageTuncer Ayaz
Adapt 'asm' deprecation message to new version scheme.
2014-02-13Merge branch 'nox/compiler/v3_core-case-arg-opt'Björn Gustavsson
* nox/compiler/v3_core-case-arg-opt: Optimise case arguments in sys_core_fold Run sys_core_fold twice if any inliner is used
2014-02-07compiler: Add debug listing after sys_core_foldBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2014-02-07Run sys_core_fold twice if any inliner is usedAnthony Ramine
2014-01-28compiler: Format stacktrace on errorBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2014-01-08Ignore warnings when running sys_core_fold after inliningBjörn Gustavsson
The new inliner (cerl_inline) does not mark inlined code as compiler generated. Therefore, when sys_core_fold is run after inlining, it may generate spurious warnings. The easiest way out (for now, at least) is to discard all warnings found when running sys_core_fold after inlining.
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.
2013-09-12Remove ^L characters hidden randomly in the code. Not those used in text ↵Pierre Fenoll
files as delimiters. While working on a tool that processes Erlang code and testing it against this repo, I found out about those little sneaky 0xff. I thought it may be of help to other people build such tools to remove non-conforming-to-standard characters.
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
2013-05-20beam_lib, compile: Replace use of deprecated crypto functionsBjörn Gustavsson
Since both the STDLIB and compiler applications turn warnings into errors, we must stop using the old deprecated crypto functions. While we are at it, generalize the format of the key tuple returned by beam_lib:make_crypto_key/2 to facilitate introducing new crypto methods in the future. Change the format to: {Type,Key,IV,BlockSize} where Type, Key, and IV are the first three arguments for either crypto:block_encrypt4/ or crypto:block_decrypt/4, and BlockSize is the block size for the crypto algorithm (it is needed to properly pad the plaintext blocks before encryption).
2013-03-28Add a new option +clint0 to the compilerAnthony Ramine
This option makes the compiler run the Core Erlang linting pass before any optimization pass, which can crash if the given code has unbound variables, something that is detected by core_lint.
2013-02-06compile: Eliminate warnings for unmatched return valuesBjörn Gustavsson
2013-01-25Make adjustments for UnicodeHans Bolinder
2013-01-25Correct recently introduced Unicode related type errorsHans Bolinder
2013-01-18Merge branch 'bjorn/remove-parameterized-modules/OTP-10616'Björn Gustavsson
* bjorn/remove-parameterized-modules/OTP-10616: Remove support for parameterized modules xref_SUITE: Don't test parameterized modules shell_SUITE: Don't test parameterized modules erl_expand_records_SUITE: Don't test parameterized modules erl_eval: Don't test parameterized modules
2013-01-18Remove support for parameterized modulesBjörn Gustavsson
2013-01-16compile: Remove vestiges of package supportBjörn Gustavsson
2013-01-09compiler: Remove support for packagesBjörn Gustavsson