11 INTERPRETER Release Notes

These release notes are for the Interpreter (the interpreting debugger).

This source debugger (INTERPRETER) only runs on the Unix platform and is to be replaced by the the DEBUGGER application that is part of this release. To make this move smooth for those used to the interpreter we include both debuggers in the Unix release. The DEBUGGER is now the default debugger, to use the old debugger (the INTERPRETER), start erl with the option -old_debugger. Note that at some point the INTERPRETER application will be excluded from future releases.

11.1 Release Notes for INTERPRETER 1.3.2

11.1.1 Improvements and new features

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11.1.2 Fixed bugs and malfunctions

• The interpreter registered a module as being interpreted, evef if the interpretation/compilation of it failed. This has been fixed.
  Own Id: OTP-2021
  

11.1.3 Incompatibilities with INTERPRETER 1.3.1

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11.1.4 Known bugs and problems

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11.2 Release Notes for INTERPRETER 1.3.1

11.2.1 Improvements and new features

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11.2.2 Fixed bugs and malfunctions

• The on-line documentation is now available from the Toolbar.
  Own Id: OTP-1978
  

11.2.3 Incompatibilities with INTERPRETER 1.3.1

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11.2.4 Known bugs and problems

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11.3 Interpreter 1.3

11.3.1 Improvements and new features

• The Timeout button in the attachment window is only active then the interpreted process is ordered to stop (i.e. the process is attached for the first time or the reattach button has been pressed) and is currently evaluating a receive statement with after specified. Thus, the Timeout button is only active then applicable.
  
• The trace part of the attachment window will appear/disappear in all windows attached to the same interpreted process whenever the Trace button is pressed in one of the windows.
  

11.3.2 Fixed Bugs and malfunctions

• The Finish button functionality in the attachment window did not end up at the correct location for some cases.
  For example, if the Finish button was pressed in the g/0 function called as f(g()) one did not end up in the f/1 function as expected.
  Own id: OTP-1194
  

11.4 Interpreter 1.0

11.4.1 Improvements and new features

• New fun's can now be defined in the attachment window shell.
  
• List comprehensions can now be evaluated in the attachment window shell.