From 18e894d86292d580966ee36d8e10028f42d5f39b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrik Nyblom Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 10:38:23 +0200 Subject: Remove warning about experimental status of NIFs from erlang.xml Also made the SEEALSO link at the bottom of erl_nif.xml more "erlangish". --- erts/doc/src/erlang.xml | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'erts/doc/src/erlang.xml') diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml index cd3bcd3a07..ce7fde05d9 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/erlang.xml @@ -2034,12 +2034,14 @@ os_prompt% Text = string() - -

This BIF is still an experimental feature. The interface - may be changed in any way in future releases.

In - R13B03 the return value on failure was + +

In releases older than OTP R14B, NIF's where an + experimental feature. Versions of OTP older than R14B might + have different and possibly incompatible NIF semanticts and + interfaces. For example, in R13B03 the return value on + failure was {error,Reason,Text}.

-
+

Loads and links a dynamic library containing native implemented functions (NIFs) for a module. Path is a file path to the sharable object/dynamic library file minus -- cgit v1.2.3