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2013-01-25Extend char() to Unicode charactersHans Bolinder
The code related to the introduction of unicode_string() and unicode_char() has been removed. The types char() and string() have been extended to include Unicode characters. In fact char() was changed some time ago; this commit is about cleaning up the documentation and introduce better names for some functions.
2013-01-02[stdlib, kernel] Introduce Unicode support for Erlang source filesHans Bolinder
Expect modifications, additions and corrections. There is a kludge in file_io_server and erl_scan:continuation_location() that's not so pleasing.
2012-12-07Merge branch 'rickard/port-optimizations/OTP-10336' into ↵Rickard Green
rickard/r16/port-optimizations/OTP-10336 * rickard/port-optimizations/OTP-10336: Change annotate level for emacs-22 in cerl Update etp-commands Add documentation on communication in Erlang Add support for busy port message queue Add driver callback epilogue Implement true asynchronous signaling between processes and ports Add erl_drv_[send|output]_term Move busy port flag Use rwlock for driver list Optimize management of port tasks Improve configuration of process and port tables Remove R9 compatibility features Use ptab functionality also for ports Prepare for use of ptab functionality also for ports Atomic port state Generalize process table implementation Implement functionality for delaying thread progress from unmanaged threads Conflicts: erts/doc/src/erl_driver.xml erts/doc/src/erlang.xml erts/emulator/beam/beam_bif_load.c erts/emulator/beam/beam_bp.c erts/emulator/beam/beam_emu.c erts/emulator/beam/bif.c erts/emulator/beam/copy.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_alloc.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_alloc.types erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_info.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_port.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_bif_trace.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_init.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_message.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_port_task.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_process.h erts/emulator/beam/erl_process_lock.c erts/emulator/beam/erl_trace.c erts/emulator/beam/export.h erts/emulator/beam/global.h erts/emulator/beam/io.c erts/emulator/sys/unix/sys.c erts/emulator/sys/vxworks/sys.c erts/emulator/test/port_SUITE.erl erts/etc/unix/cerl.src erts/preloaded/ebin/erlang.beam erts/preloaded/ebin/prim_inet.beam erts/preloaded/src/prim_inet.erl lib/hipe/cerl/erl_bif_types.erl lib/kernel/doc/src/inet.xml lib/kernel/src/inet.erl
2012-12-07Implement true asynchronous signaling between processes and portsRickard Green
2012-08-31Merge branch 'maint'Björn-Egil Dahlberg
Conflicts: lib/diameter/autoconf/vxworks/sed.general xcomp/README.md
2012-08-31Update copyright yearsBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2012-08-17Remove support for tuple funsBjörn Gustavsson
Tuple funs were deprecated in R15B (in commit a4029940e309518f5500).
2012-06-05Update to work with whitespace in exec pathLukas Larsson
OTP-10106 OTP-10107
2012-05-15Improve the nice 'badarith' message displayed by the shellHans Bolinder
2012-03-30Update copyright yearsBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2012-02-20Fix a typo on documentation. desciption -> description.José Valim
2012-02-20Mention on_load on module attributes section.José Valim
2011-12-09Update copyright yearsBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2011-12-05Fix typos in expressions.xmlTuncer Ayaz
2011-11-10Merge branch 'rj/fix-remove-exec-bit'Henrik Nord
* rj/fix-remove-exec-bit: Remove exec bit from files: info files, dat, bat Remove exec bit from files related to: XML, make, C Remove exec bit from: erl, hrl, xml, html, asn, gif, xpm OTP-9698
2011-11-10Remove exec bit from: erl, hrl, xml, html, asn, gif, xpmRicardo Catalinas Jiménez
2011-11-09Add missing spaces in the Reference Manual distributed sectionRicardo Catalinas Jiménez
In the HTML version of the doc those spaces are necessary to separate those words.
2011-11-09Fix typo in the Reference Manual macros sectionRicardo Catalinas Jiménez
The module is not added in a function call inside a macro.
2011-11-07EEP-23: Allow variables in fun M:F/ABjörn Gustavsson
Currently, the external fun syntax "fun M:F/A" only supports literals. That is, "fun lists:reverse/1" is allowed but not "fun M:F/A". In many real-life situations, some or all of M, F, A are not known until run-time, and one is forced to either use the undocumented erlang:make_fun/3 BIF or to use a "tuple fun" (which is deprecated). EEP-23 suggests that the parser (erl_parse) should immediately transform "fun M:F/A" to "erlang:make_fun(M, F, A)". We have not followed that approach in this implementation, because we want the abstract code to mirror the source code as closely as possible, and we also consider erlang:make_fun/3 to be an implementation detail that we might want to remove in the future. Instead, we will change the abstract format for "fun M:F/A" (in a way that is not backwards compatible), and while we are at it, we will move the translation from "fun M:F/A" to "erlang:make_fun(M, F, A)" from sys_pre_expand down to the v3_core pass. We will also update the debugger and xref to use the new format. We did consider making the abstract format backward compatible if no variables were used in the fun, but decided against it. Keeping it backward compatible would mean that there would be different abstract formats for the no-variable and variable case, and tools would have to handle both formats, probably forever. Reference: http://www.erlang.org/eeps/eep-0023.html
2011-11-02Reference manual: Improve the documentation for external funsBjörn Gustavsson
2011-11-01Merge branch 'lukas/erts/large_float_cmp/OTP-9497'Lukas Larsson
* lukas/erts/large_float_cmp/OTP-9497: Update documentation after changes in integer and float comparison Do small optimisation on platforms with 32 bit Eterm Add tests for equality checking Optimize comparison of huge floats and smaller bignums Add tests for comparing large floats and small bignums Cleanup double_to_bignum conversion code Update size of tmp cmp bignum buffer Expand tests for float and number comparison Update heauristic to work on halfword Add heauristics bignum vs float checks Optimise bugnum and small comparison Add float vs integer comparison tests Update integer and floating point number comparisons
2011-10-27Remove unused */doc/src/make.dep filesBjörn Gustavsson
These dependency files was once used when building the documentation, but are no longer needed.
2011-10-19Update documentation after changes in integer and float comparisonLukas Larsson
2011-10-13Allow noncharacter code points in unicode encoding and decodingBjörn Gustavsson
The two noncharacter code points 16#FFFE and 16#FFFF were not allowed to be encoded or decoded using the unicode module or bit syntax. That causes an inconsistency, since the noncharacters 16#FDD0 to 16#FDEF could be encoded/decoded. There is two ways to fix that inconsistency. We have chosen to allow 16#FFFE and 16#FFFF to be encoded and decoded, because the noncharacters could be useful internally within an application and it will make encoding and decoding slightly faster. Reported-by: Alisdair Sullivan
2011-09-29Merge branch 'dev' into majorBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
* dev: Update copyright years
2011-09-29Update copyright yearsBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2011-09-21system documentation: Support parallel makeBjörn Gustavsson
2011-07-20Fix non-existing function (erlang:disconnect/1) in distributed reference manualFabian Król
2011-03-11Update copyright yearsBjörn-Egil Dahlberg
2011-03-09Reference Manual: Replace "it's" with "its"Björn Gustavsson
"Its" is a possessive pronoun, "it's" is a contraction of "it is".
2011-03-09Reference manual: Add missing right parenthesisBjörn Gustavsson
2011-03-09Reference manual: Don't mention fault/{1,2}Björn Gustavsson
2010-09-07Update the Types and Function Specifications chapter in the Reference Manual.Hans Bolinder
The latest additions to the extension of Erlang used for describing types and specifications have been documented. There are new compiler attributes such as -opaque and -export_all as well as an alternative syntax for subtype constraints ('::' instead of is_subtype/2).
2010-09-07Up-to-date additions and changes to type reference manual.Kostis Sagonas
2010-09-07Up-to-date additions and changes to type reference manual.Kostis Sagonas
2010-07-08reference() substituted for ref() in docsHans Bolinder
2010-06-02Return nowarn_bif_clash functionality but with warningPatrik Nyblom
Wrote and changed some tests in stdlib:erl_lint_SUITE nowarn_bif_clash is obsoleted but will remove warnings and errors about bif clashes. The recommended way is to use no_auto_import directives instead. Hopefully erlang.erl is the only user in the world of nowarn_bif_clash.
2010-04-23Merge branch 'ta/nested-records' into devErlang/OTP
* ta/nested-records: Document R14 paren-less record access/update Support nested record field access without parentheses OTP-8597 ta/nested-records Nested records can now be accessed without parenthesis. See the Reference Manual for examples. (Thanks to YAMASHINA Hio and Tuncer Ayaz.)
2010-04-20Document R14 paren-less record access/updateTuncer Ayaz
Add a section to the reference manual describing the R14 change to not require parentheses when accessing or updating fields in nested records. Signed-off-by: Tuncer Ayaz <[email protected]>
2010-02-26Reference manual: include is_boolean/1 in the list of guard BIFsBjörn Gustavsson
is_boolean/1 was introduced in R10B, so this is a little bit late...
2010-02-01documentation: Macros overloading partly rewrittenHans Bolinder
2010-02-01update the documentation on preprocessor in the reference manualChristopher Faulet
New section added on Macros Overloading
2010-01-13OTP-8366 Type specifications (-type and -spec) are now described in theKenneth Lundin
reference manual.<br/>Note!, they are still preliminary.
2009-12-16Add a link to EEP8Björn Gustavsson
Suggested by Vlad Dumitrescu.
2009-12-13Change the expected return value for on_load functionsBjörn Gustavsson
An on_load function is supposed to return 'true' to indicate that the module should be loaded, and 'false' if it should be unloaded. But returning any other term, as well as causing an exception, will also unload the module. Since we don't like boolean values mixed with other values, change the expected return value as follows: * If 'ok' is returned, the module will remain loaded and become callable. * If any other value is returned (or an exception is generated), the module will be unloaded. Also, if the returned value is not an atom, send a warning message to the error_logger (using error_logger:warning_msg/2). The new interpretation of the return value means that an on_load function can now directly return the return value from erlang:load_nif/2.
2009-12-09OTP-8304 Incompatible changes in the experimental NIF feature. Changed theSverker Eriksson
NIF function prototypes in order to allow more than 3 function arguments. Also an incompatible change in the return value of erlang:load_nif/2. Added support for references, floats and term comparison in NIFs. Read more in the documentation of erl_nif and erlang:load_nif/2.
2009-12-03documentation: Fix bugs introduced in the SGML to XML transitionHans Bolinder
In the transition from SGML to XML (several releases ago), bugs were introduced in the documentation, for instance "\n" replaced by newlines. Correct those bugs. Also correct double backslashes. They seem to have been introduced very early in the development of OTP. According to Lars they "solved" a bug in the generation of HTML &c. Now that standard tools are used instead of docbuilder, the bug has become visible.
2009-11-20The R13B03 release.OTP_R13B03Erlang/OTP
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