Add What's cooking in erlang/otp (2011-11-11)

2 files changed, 217 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/whats/cooking/2011/10/28.txt b/whats/cooking/2011/10/28.txt
index 7cabfdfc1e..7bc6cd4949 100644
--- a/whats/cooking/2011/10/28.txt
+++ b/whats/cooking/2011/10/28.txt
@@ -178,13 +178,6 @@ cases and is never intended to graduate.
 * ta/sendfile (erts, kernel) (2011-01-13) 1 commit
  - Implement file:sendfile (cea7b65)
 
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-[Dropped]
-
-* ao/fix_atime_mtime (erts, kernel) (2011-10-27) 2 commits
- . Fixes a crash in file_server_2 when file:change_time/2,3 are called with invalid dates (4e0e7ae)
- . Fixes wrong updates of file modification time (mtime) when only access time (atime) should be updated (42a8968)
-
 * nox/xmerl-namespace-axis (xmerl) (2010-12-07) 12 commits
  . Implement namespace axis (27d791f)
  . Add `#xmlPI` support to xmerl_xpath:write_node/1 (75e67f5)
@@ -199,9 +192,12 @@ cases and is never intended to graduate.
  . Set `vsn` field in `#xmlDecl` record (d712331)
  . Fix namespace-conformance constraints (e062270)
 
+
+------------------------------------------------------------
+[Dropped]
+
+
 * rj/typer-fix-delete (typer) (2011-09-24) 1 commit
  . Fixes TypEr crash when doing old files cleanup (189d095)
 
-* ta/erl_prim_loader-primary_archive-reloading (erts, kernel, stdlib) (2011-09-01) 1 commit
- . [erts,kernel,stdlib] fix escript/primary archive reloading (b5e09a8)
 
diff --git a/whats/cooking/2011/11/11.txt b/whats/cooking/2011/11/11.txt
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@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+From - Fri Nov 11 13:47:10 2011
+Date: Fri Nov 11 13:47:10 2011
+To: erlang patches <erlang-patches@erlang.org>
+Subject: What's cooking in erlang/otp (2011-11-11)
+X-dev-at: 2df8e1f2ba502530e23081ee3b4644c577d8c99f
+
+Read 
+https://github.com/erlang/otp/wiki/Branches
+and  
+https://github.com/erlang/otp/wiki/Submitting-patches
+
+New Branching strategy short version:
+
+The branch 'master' will be the upcoming major release (e.g. R15).
+Branch from this to submit patches for the next major release.
+(New features and major changes)
+
+New branch 'maint' will be introduced AFTER R15, and will be the next maintenance release (e.g. R15B01) 
+Branch from this to submit patches for the next maintenance release.
+(Bug fixes and minor changes)
+
+
+The 'pu' branch will be based on 'master' and we will later add a 'maint-pu' for the 'maint' branch.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------
+[Graduated]
+
+* pg/fix-cover-leftover-down-msg (tools) (2011-08-29) 1 commit
+ + [cover]fix leftover {'DOWN', ..} msg in callers queue (cc087c3)
+
+* rc/remote-shell-completion (kernel) (2010-10-22) 1 commit
+ + make tab completion work in remote shells (73d1959)
+
+* rj/fix-debugger-msgs (debugger) (2011-09-25) 2 commits
+ + Fix "OK" spelling in debugger messages and variables (84d0304)
+ + Fix debugger message with wx (d90ccb6)
+
+* rj/fix-doctypos (kernel, otp) (2011-09-19) 3 commits
+ + Add missing spaces in the Reference Manual distributed section (e43d646)
+ + Add missing parenthesis in heart doc (20e826b)
+ + Fix typo in the Reference Manual macros section (e318f7e)
+
+* rj/fix-erlang-doc-style (erts) (2011-09-26) 1 commit
+ + Fixes module erlang doc style: option description (283e3ab)
+
+* rj/fix-remove-exec-bit (asn1, common_test, debugger, dialyzer, docbuilder, erts, hipe, orber, otp, percept, public_key, sasl, snmp, ssh, wx, xmerl) (2011-09-24) 3 commits
+ + Remove exec bit from files: info files, dat, bat (ed32c91)
+ + Remove exec bit from files related to: XML, make, C (b028ee6)
+ + Remove exec bit from: erl, hrl, xml, html, asn, gif, xpm (7e8d824)
+
+* ss/re-split-doc-bug (stdlib) (2011-08-21) 1 commit
+ + Fix re:split spec not to accept option 'global' (2a9dbb6)
+
+* ta/nif-variadic-funs (erts) (2011-10-27) 2 commits
+ + erts: Make erl_nif.h compile with gcc on Windows (7738a36)
+ + erts: convert variadic nif funs into inline funs (d76f146)
+
+------------------------------------------------------------
+[New topics]
+
+* ao/fix-change-time-inval-dates (kernel) (2011-11-01) 1 commit
+ - Fix a crash when file:change_time/2,3 are called with invalid dates (cddc88d)
+
+* mh/odbc-shutdown-normal-exit (odbc) (2011-10-21) 1 commit
+ - An ODBC process should exit normally if its client exits with 'shutdown' (14e9f24)
+
+* sg/fix-snmp_note_store-timer (snmp) (2011-11-08) 2 commits
+ - snmp: add regression test for GC timer (597ce3c)
+ - snmp: fix GC timer in snmp_note_store (09816ca)
+
+* uw/extending_gen (stdlib) (2011-11-08) 2 commits
+ - faulty export in gen_fsm_SUITE.erl (7bb599b)
+ - Add plugin support for alternative name lookup (9358d90)
+
+* wc/fix-eunit-print-stacktrace (eunit) (2011-11-02) 1 commit
+ - fix eunit to print stacktrace correctly if test cases throw any exception (73b94a9)
+
+* ws/erl-xcomp-avr32 (otp) (2011-11-01) 1 commit
+ - Update xcomp config for AVR32/buildroot-v3.0.0 (e89c2af)
+
+------------------------------------------------------------
+[Stalled]
+
+* bw/efile_exists (erts) (2010-10-07) 1 commit
+ - prim_file:exists/{1,2} which is lightweight file existence check (2759905)
+
+Action expected from: Topic author
+
+* fm/posix-fallocate (erts, kernel) (2010-12-28) 1 commit
+ - Added file:allocate/2 (7b39f0f)
+
+Action expected from: Topic author
+
+* jn/gen_stream (stdlib) (2011-04-15) 2 commits
+ - Update gen_stream tests to conform with common_test standard (ce84daf)
+ - Add gen_stream behaviour (6a089a4)
+
+Action expected from: OTP-Team
+
+* pr/mnesia_frag_hash (mnesia) (2011-04-27) 2 commits
+ - add mnesia_frag_hash test (1d6762d)
+ - Reduce calls to phash in key_to_frag_number (67a20c0)
+
+Action expected from: Topic author
+
+* tn/inet_drv-fix (erts) (2011-04-08) 1 commit
+ - Use libdlpi to get physical address (e360563)
+
+Action expected from: Topic author
+
+------------------------------------------------------------
+[Cooking]
+
+* bg/temp-hipe-fixes (compiler, kernel) (2010-03-15) 5 commits
+ - Avoid crash by skipping compilation_SUITE:on_load/1 (0198ee2)
+ - Inline less aggressively for native-code compilation (41638df)
+ - seq_trace_SUITE: Don't native-compile (fce2b79)
+ - Disable native code if on_load is used (c8994f2)
+ - andor_SUITE: Don't native-compile (531e5d9)
+
+This branch contains temporary workarounds to avoid failing test
+cases and is never intended to graduate.
+
+* fm/process_info_doc_fix (erts) (2011-09-20) 1 commit
+ - Fix documentation for erlang:process_flag/2 (e88a46d)
+
+* gs/mod_log-fix (inets) (2011-09-24) 1 commit
+ - Fix logging of content length in mod_log (166f4cc)
+
+* hw/asn1rt_check-transform (asn1) (2011-10-15) 1 commit
+ - asn1rt_check: Fix transform_to_EXTERNAL1990 for binary input (6a69602)
+
+* jw/gen_event (stdlib) (2011-10-18) 1 commit
+ - General code clean up and clarity fixes (dbd14ea)
+
+* jw/release_handler-which-releases (sasl) (2011-10-18) 1 commit
+ - Add release_handler:which_releases/1 (66be346)
+
+* mh/create_cookie_error_msg (kernel) (2011-09-15) 1 commit
+ - Specify file name and error on create_cookie failure (9319587)
+
+* mh/run_erl-exit-status (erts) (2011-09-02) 1 commit
+ - run_erl.c: propagate exit status from child process (29364cf)
+
+* rj/fix-net_kernel-doc (kernel) (2011-09-28) 1 commit
+ - Fixes net_kernel:get_net_ticktime() doc (bfa676a)
+
+* sa/dialyzer-wunderspecs (dialyzer) (2011-10-04) 2 commits
+ - Fix false warning about closure application (33f6f13)
+ - Change category of 'might also return' warnings (7892a31)
+
+* ta/docs (erts, kernel, otp, stdlib, test_server) (2011-11-01) 7 commits
+ - Fix typos in expressions.xml (f8a0b3d)
+ - file: correct make_link/2 and make_symlink/2 docs (8516b13)
+ - Fix typo in test_server(3) (3fcbf04)
+ - Fix typos in io_protocol.xml (e590fa8)
+ - Fix typo in erlang(3) (25c27ed)
+ - Fix typos in tar_SUITE (ff38c31)
+ - Fix typos in erts/preloaded/src (a18e6d7)
+
+* ta/prim_archive-reloading-mfa (erts, kernel, stdlib) (2011-10-19) 2 commits
+ - escript_SUITE: remove gratuitous space (3d89996)
+ - [erts,kernel,stdlib] fix escript/primary archive reloading (4ac74ce)
+
+* ta/snmpc-warnings-option (snmp) (2011-10-05) 1 commit
+ - snmpc: fix --warnings/--W option parsing (156b2ed)
+
+* nox/xmerl-namespace-axis (xmerl) (2010-12-07) 12 commits
+ . Implement namespace axis (27d791f)
+ . Add `#xmlPI` support to xmerl_xpath:write_node/1 (75e67f5)
+ . Fix processing-instruction(name?) (f05e78b)
+ . Fix path filters (610df56)
+ . Support more top-level primary expressions (770d6d9)
+ . Accumulate comments in element nodes (e5b6b3a)
+ . Add `default_attrs` option (18584c5)
+ . Allow whole documents to be returned (aef3dea)
+ . Track parents and namespace in `#xmlAttribute` nodes (dc9b220)
+ . Track parents in `#xmlPI` nodes (5095331)
+ . Set `vsn` field in `#xmlDecl` record (d712331)
+ . Fix namespace-conformance constraints (e062270)
+
+* ta/sendfile (diameter, erts, kernel, otp, stdlib, tools) (2011-01-13) 22 commits
+ . Implement file:sendfile (c44f202)
+ . otp: Update profiling doc with eprof (bb55c1c)
+ . eprof: Fix invalid references to removed functions (25d213a)
+ . Fix a few tests that used to fail on the HiPE platform (7afae64)
+ . Dumb down release target to Solaris /usr/ucb/install (75ca1f8)
+ . Dumb down opt/release targets to make 3.80 (b3e7e9c)
+ . Minor tweaks and cleanup (ab7d352)
+ . Need absolute -pa for bootstrap build (b9bed0b)
+ . Simpler release targets for src subdirectories (5fbbdc6)
+ . Use secondary expansion for src subdirectory rules (0f63f67)
+ . One makefile for src build instead of recursion (0c7bbe0)
+ . Remove app dependency on compiler to avoid forced recompilation (903dca1)
+
+
+
+------------------------------------------------------------
+[Dropped]
+
+* ao/fix_atime_mtime (erts, kernel) (2011-10-27) 2 commits
+ . Fixes a crash in file_server_2 when file:change_time/2,3 are called with invalid dates (4e0e7ae)
+ . Fixes wrong updates of file modification time (mtime) when only access time (atime) should be updated (42a8968)
+
+We aim to rewrite those parts of the file driver for R15
+
+* ms/epmd-IPv6-node-reg (erts, kernel) (2011-06-03) 1 commit
+ . epmd: support IPv6 node registration (5523b21)
+
+Crashing windows and bsd
+ 
+