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+From - Fri Oct 29 12:51:16 2010
+Date: Fri Oct 29 12:51:16 2010
+To: erlang patches <erlang-patches@erlang.org>
+Subject: What's cooking in erlang/otp (2010-10-29)
+X-dev-at: 76378bb4a1a89d08b41d6f3df0edc6c26160bef7
+
+The next release will be R14B01, expected to be released
+in December.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------
+[Graduated]
+
+* ks/bad-export_type (stdlib) (2010-10-06) 1 commit
+ + Avoid errors for a badly formed export_type declarations (e041319)
+
+* ks/ets-update-counter (hipe) (2010-10-02) 1 commit
+ + Fix type of ets:update_counter/3 to correspond with the documentation (56916f3)
+
+* ks/export-types (stdlib) (2010-09-24) 1 commit
+ + Export opaque types so as to be used by other modules (4d60cb7)
+
+* ks/fix-dialyzer_plt-spec (dialyzer) (2010-10-01) 1 commit
+ + Dialyzer: Fix erroneous type and use the same definition in two places (d158c01)
+
+* ks/rec-erl_types (hipe) (2010-10-14) 1 commit
+ + Deeper unfolding of recursive types (0c18ec9)
+
+* ks/strengthen-specs (compiler, stdlib, syntax_tools) (2010-10-07) 4 commits
+ + lists: Strengthen and modernize specs (54c54dc)
+ + syntax_tools: Fix an erroneous type and strengthen some specs (44eb815)
+ + ordsets: Export ordset/1 type and strengthen specs (251a255)
+ + compiler: Strengthen some specs to shut off dialyzer warnings (31e4428)
+
+* ks/supervisor-export-types (stdlib) (2010-10-06) 1 commit
+ + supervisor: Type and spec related changes (759f90b)
+
+* ks/syntax_tools-types (syntax_tools) (2010-10-05) 1 commit
+ + syntax_tools: Add types to record definitions (44d6f54)
+
+* ms/fix-erl_call (erl_interface) (2010-10-05) 1 commit
+ + erl_call: remove get_hostent (d9edfa8)
+
+* ms/fix-string-copies (stdlib) (2010-10-29) 3 commits
+ + string_SUITE: Add test for string:copies(Str, Float) (b9fc6c5)
+ + string_SUITE: Fix copy and paste error in test of string:copies/2 (0af8aef)
+ + Fix crash in string:copies/2 (0deea46)
+
+* ms/fix-zero-byte-allocation (erl_interface) (2010-10-05) 1 commit
+ + registry: fix zero byte allocation (98a1edf)
+
+* ms/security-fixes (erts, stdlib) (2010-10-01) 8 commits
+ + erlc: remove unused variable (0983ce5)
+ + typer: prevent buffer overflows (b3904e7)
+ + run_test: prevent buffer overflow (329d7a2)
+ + heart: prevent buffer overflow (731755b)
+ + escript: prevent buffer overflows (e5a231d)
+ + erlexec: prevent buffer overflows (570dc4e)
+ + erlc: prevent buffer overflows (be8759e)
+ + dialyzer: prevent buffer overflows (3d430d0)
+
+* sv/ei-number-parsing (erl_interface) (2010-10-06) 1 commit
+ + teach ei_x_format to handle unary - and + (386050e)
+
+* ta/fix-dialyzer-documentation (dialyzer) (2010-10-23) 1 commit
+ + Add missing Dialyzer warning options to doc (1b0f5a2)
+
+------------------------------------------------------------
+[New topics]
+
+* bw/efile_exists (erts) (2010-10-07) 1 commit
+ - prim_file:exists/{1,2} which is lightweight file existence check (7203932)
+
+* bw/gitignore (otp) (2010-10-05) 1 commit
+ - Add win32 specific build artifacts to .gitignore (834cd98)
+
+* bw/tv-render-fix (tv) (2010-10-06) 1 commit
+ - tv: Allow table viewer to display refs, ports and small binaries (5eff630)
+
+* bw/win32-file-linking (erts) (2010-10-04) 1 commit
+ - Add Win32 support for hard and symbolic file system links (1f6d7c8)
+
+* bw/win32-laa (erts) (2010-10-06) 1 commit
+ - Added win32 large address aware link option (8bb6f48)
+
+* cg/fix-prng (stdlib) (2010-10-06) 1 commit
+ - Fix a bug in the implementation of the pseudo-random number generator (863ec4d)
+
+* ks/file_open-mode (hipe, kernel, stdlib) (2010-10-12) 1 commit
+ - Add the {encoding, _} options to file:open/2's modes (6751329)
+
+* ms/ei-fix-node-name-overflow (erl_interface) (2010-10-24) 1 commit
+ - ei: check the length of the node name (cea0698)
+
+* pg/des-cfb-functions (crypto) (2010-10-16) 1 commit
+ - Add DES and Triple DES cipher feedback (CFB) mode functions (2c79ae7)
+
+* ta/fix-native-looping (kernel) (2010-10-04) 1 commit
+ - error_handler: add no_native compiler directive (fb5e332)
+
+* uw/xmerl-expand-simple (xmerl) (2010-10-25) 1 commit
+ - Track parents when expanding #xmlElement records (9f4c1ee)
+
+------------------------------------------------------------
+[Stalled]
+
+* dc/update-INSTALL-WIN32.md (otp) (2010-09-19) 1 commit
+ - Doc update to latest dependencies & how to compile with free VS2008 Express (8e8061c)
+
+Waiting for an update by the topic author.
+
+* jn/gen_stream (stdlib) (2010-09-05) 5 commits
+ - Use erlang:process_info(Pid, links) to determine if gen_stream managed worker processes are leaked (b2386df)
+ - Move gen_stream internal process test to after termination of gen_stream parent (f1d8a97)
+ - Add calls to code loader in every test to verify code loader still running (ac6cbba)
+ - Track gen_stream processes directly for accurate test results (38a4083)
+ - Patch dev to reproduce jn/gen_stream (7694a74)
+
+ . Add new gen_stream behaviour for efficiently consuming serial streams (65f3db8)
+
+This topic branch has a failing test case:
+
+shell_SUITE:start_restricted_from_shell;
+    We have now tested with and without this topic branch and when
+    it is present that test case fails. We consider it proved
+    to be guilty. The test case does not fail when run standalone
+    so it seems to be tricky... Also, some of its own test cases
+    fail sporadicly.
+
+Action expected from: Topic author.
+
+* jp/dependencies_makefile (compiler, erts) (2009-12-14) 1 commit
+ - Add dependencies Makefile generation to erlc(1) and compile(3) (4945add)
+
+Approved in principle by the OTP Technical Board; now awaits a closer
+review of the implementation.
+
+Action expected from: Björn Gustavsson (the reviewer)
+
+* sf/erts_de_busy_limit (erts) (2010-10-22) 1 commit
+ - Add flag-based setting for 'erts_de_busy_limit' constant (e3da5a0)
+
+This topic branch has multiple issues described in this email:
+
+http://www.erlang.org/cgi-bin/ezmlm-cgi?3:mss:1303:201008:ldciadjdmjednikemjch
+
+Action expected from: Topic author.
+
+------------------------------------------------------------
+[Cooking]
+
+* bg/temp-hipe-fixes (compiler, hipe, kernel) (2010-03-15) 6 commits
+ - Avoid crash by skipping compilation_SUITE:on_load/1 (8592a02)
+ - Inline less aggressively for native-code compilation (e699ad4)
+ - Crudely fix return type for the lists:key{search,find,member}/3 (2b72202)
+ - seq_trace_SUITE: Don't native-compile (2712344)
+ - Disable native code if on_load is used (e8d0ea4)
+ - andor_SUITE: Don't native-compile (e25ef8c)
+
+This branch contains temporary workarounds to avoid failing test
+cases and is never intended to graduate.
+
+* fm/httpc-upload-body-streaming (inets) (2010-10-05) 2 commits
+ - httpc: add option to do automatic chunked transfer-encoding (6951ed1)
+ - httpc: allow streaming of PUT and POST request bodies (f9ec3cb)
+
+* gc/gen-format-status-improvements (stdlib) (2010-06-12) 1 commit
+ - Fix format_status bug for unregistered gen_event processes (95ed86f)
+
+* jf/run_erl-disable-flow-control (erts) (2010-03-05) 1 commit
+ - Teach run_erl RUN_ERL_DISABLE_FLOWCNTRL for disabling flow control (d0775cd)
+
+* jr/windows-file-append (erts) (2010-09-30) 1 commit
+ - Fix appending to large files (>4GB) on Windows (6aae439)
+
+* km/pool_connect-to-running-nodes (stdlib) (2010-09-02) 1 commit
+ - Change pool module to attempt to attach to nodes that are already running (a9f4cbc)
+
+* mh/dialyzer-full-path-option (dialyzer) (2010-09-15) 1 commit
+ - Dialyzer: add --fullpath option for printing full paths in warnings (3703ea6)
+
+* ml/add-os-pid-to-port-info (erts) (2010-08-19) 1 commit
+ - Extend erlang:port_info/1,2 to show the OS pid of a spawned process (b2d85bf)
+
+* pg/fix-hibernate-with-hipe (erts, otp) (2010-09-27) 1 commit
+ - Fix several bugs related to hibernate/3 and HiPE (2b5ac3e)
+
+* pg/fix-system_info-cpu_topology-segfault (erts) (2010-10-02) 1 commit
+ - Fix crash with erlang:system_info({cpu_topology,junk}) (f8201e5)
+
+* pg/freebsd-cpu-affinity-and-topology (erts) (2010-10-03) 1 commit
+ - Add support for CPU affinity & topology detection on FreeBSD 8 (c55fd8f)
+
+* pg/honor-start-type-in-rel-files (sasl) (2010-06-06) 1 commit
+ - Honor start type in .rel files when building relup files (7599900)
+
+* sa/callback-attr (compiler, inets, kernel, otp, stdlib) (2010-06-08) 7 commits
+ - Add callback specs into 'application' module in kernel (420d28a)
+ - Add callback specs to tftp module following internet documentation (711bcce)
+ - Add callback specs to inets_service module following possibly deprecated comments (cffbf06)
+ - Add '-callback' attributes in stdlib's behaviours (e4d46c9)
+ - Update primary bootstrap (2706b2d)
+ - Automatical generation of 'behaviour_info' function from '-callback' attributes (2e224ed)
+ - Add '-callback' attribute to language syntax (075b15d)
+
+* sb/make-files-like-erlc (tools) (2010-05-18) 1 commit
+ - Change make:files to behave more like erlc (5e9d051)
+
+* sg/fix-diskless-booted-relup (sasl) (2010-09-19) 1 commit
+ - Remove traces of release_handler reading from filesystem when it has Masters list (54cb5df)
+
+* sv/epmd-check-listen (erts) (2010-07-14) 1 commit
+ - check return value of epmd server listen() call (c5c8baa)
+
+* ta/asn1-reporting (asn1) (2010-04-23) 1 commit
+ - asn1ct: Make formatting of errors and warnings consistent (93face2)
+
+* ta/ensure-dot-ssh-exists (ssh) (2010-09-02) 1 commit
+ - ssh: ensure ~/.ssh exists (2c14d90)
+
+* ta/sendfile (erts, kernel) (2010-09-06) 1 commit
+ - Implement file:sendfile (633c1e7)
+
+* ts/cover-with-export_all (tools) (2010-09-23) 1 commit
+ - add user specified compiler options on form reloading (eb02beb)
+
+------------------------------------------------------------
+[Dropped]
+
+* er/ei-decode_msg (erl_interface) (2010-03-11) 1 commit
+ . Add function to decode distribution header (864091a)
+
+Stalled for a long time with missing documentation and test cases.
+
+* jb/erl_call-get_hostent (erl_interface) (2010-09-23) 1 commit
+ . Teach erl_call to use an IP address for remote node name (d369555)
+
+* kr/gs-browser (gs) (2010-02-10) 1 commit
+ . Change lib/gs/src/tool_utils.erl to select multiple browsers other than Netscape (802d159)
+
+Stalled for a long time.
+
+* ms/prevent-gdb-hang (erts) (2010-10-05) 1 commit
+ . cerl: prevent gdb hang at prompt (e687f88)
+
+* uw/epmd-fullnames (kernel) (2010-05-07) 1 commit
+ . Allow the erlang nodename host part to differ from the hostname (e0774be)
+
+Needs to be rebased before it can be included in 'pu' again.