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| -rw-r--r-- | lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml | 6 |
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diff --git a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml index bc3a616d39..9296319b83 100644 --- a/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml +++ b/lib/stdlib/doc/src/filename.xml @@ -295,6 +295,12 @@ <p>Finds the source filename and compiler options for a module. The result can be fed to <c>compile:file/2</c> in order to compile the file again.</p> + + <warning><p>We don't recommend using this function. If possible, + use <seealso marker="beam_lib">beam_lib(3)</seealso> to extract + the abstract code format from the BEAM file and compile that + instead.</p></warning> + <p>The <c><anno>Beam</anno></c> argument, which can be a string or an atom, specifies either the module name or the path to the source code, with or without the <c>".erl"</c> extension. In either |