From 47198f179ab14cf8cfcdab0d976650cd1519b236 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Erlang/OTP Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2017 10:57:50 +0100 Subject: Update release notes --- lib/observer/doc/src/notes.xml | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 67 insertions(+) (limited to 'lib/observer/doc/src/notes.xml') diff --git a/lib/observer/doc/src/notes.xml b/lib/observer/doc/src/notes.xml index 05ea550964..96cd89b375 100644 --- a/lib/observer/doc/src/notes.xml +++ b/lib/observer/doc/src/notes.xml @@ -32,6 +32,73 @@

This document describes the changes made to the Observer application.

+
Observer 2.6 + +
Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions + + +

+ A bug introduced in OTP-20 would make Crashdump Viewer + crash when trying to expand an empty binary. This is now + corrected.

+

+ Own Id: OTP-14642

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+ If a match spec in the config file contained more than + one clause, observer would earlier crash when trying to + display it in the GUI. This is now corrected.

+

+ Own Id: OTP-14643 Aux Id: ERL-489

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Writing of crash dumps is significantly faster.

+

Maps are now included in crash dumps.

+

Constants terms would only be shown in one process, + while other processes referencing the same constant term + would show a marker for incomplete heap.

+

+ Own Id: OTP-14685 Aux Id: OTP-14611, OTP-14603, OTP-14595

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Improvements and New Features + + +

Binaries and some other data in crash dumps are now + encoded in base64 (instead of in hex), which will reduce + the size of crash dumps.

+

A few bugs in the handling of sub binaries in + crashdump_viewer have been fixed.

+

+ Own Id: OTP-14686

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+ +

+ In order to allow future improvements, Crashdump Viewer + now checks the version tag of the crashdump to see that + it is a known format. If the crashdump version is newer + than Crashdump Viewer is prepared to read, then an + information dialog is displayed before Crashdump Viewer + terminates.

+

+ If an incomplete process heap is discovered in a + crashdump, Crashdump Viewer will now display a warning + for this, similar to the warning displayed when a + crashdump is truncated. Incomplete heaps can occur if for + instance the literals are not included, which is the case + for all dumps prior to OTP-20.2.

+

+ Own Id: OTP-14755

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Observer 2.5
Improvements and New Features -- cgit v1.2.3