[erlang-questions] Patch Package OTP 21.3.8 Released

Loïc Hoguin essen@REDACTED
Tue May 7 12:49:19 CEST 2019


Hello,

Warning! Something's wrong with this release:

   https://bugs.erlang.org/browse/ERL-938

On 07/05/2019 10:55, Erlang/OTP wrote:
> Patch Package:           OTP 21.3.8
> Git Tag:                 OTP-21.3.8
> Date:                    2019-05-07
> Trouble Report Id:       OTP-14746, OTP-15295, OTP-15717, OTP-15758,
>                           OTP-15781, OTP-15785, OTP-15793, OTP-15802
> Seq num:                 ERIERL-143, ERIERL-334, ERIERL-337,
>                           ERIERL-342, ERIERL-356, ERL-893, ERL-929,
>                           ERL-934
> System:                  OTP
> Release:                 21
> Application:             common_test-1.17.2, eldap-1.2.7,
>                           erl_interface-3.11.3, erts-10.3.5,
>                           public_key-1.6.6, ssl-9.2.3, stdlib-3.8.2
> Predecessor:             OTP 21.3.7
> 
>   Check out the git tag OTP-21.3.8, and build a full OTP system
>   including documentation. Apply one or more applications from this
>   build as patches to your installation using the 'otp_patch_apply'
>   tool. For information on install requirements, see descriptions for
>   each application version below.
> 
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>   --- POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITIES -------------------------------------
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>    OTP-15717    Application(s): common_test
>                 Related Id(s): ERIERL-334
> 
>                 The test result when a hook function fails is in
>                 general the same as if the function that the hook is
>                 associated with fails. For example, if
>                 post_init_per_testcase fails the result is that the
>                 test case is skipped, as is the case when
>                 init_per_testcase fails.This, however, was earlier not
>                 true for timetrap timeouts or other error situations
>                 where the process running the hook function was killed.
>                 This is now corrected, so the error handling should be
>                 the same no matter how the hook function fails.
> 
> 
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>   --- common_test-1.17.2 ----------------------------------------------
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>   The common_test-1.17.2 application can be applied independently of
>   other applications on a full OTP 21 installation.
> 
>   --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions ---
> 
>    OTP-15717    Application(s): common_test
>                 Related Id(s): ERIERL-334
> 
>                 *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***
> 
>                 The test result when a hook function fails is in
>                 general the same as if the function that the hook is
>                 associated with fails. For example, if
>                 post_init_per_testcase fails the result is that the
>                 test case is skipped, as is the case when
>                 init_per_testcase fails.This, however, was earlier not
>                 true for timetrap timeouts or other error situations
>                 where the process running the hook function was killed.
>                 This is now corrected, so the error handling should be
>                 the same no matter how the hook function fails.
> 
> 
>    OTP-15758    Application(s): common_test
>                 Related Id(s): ERIERL-342
> 
>                 In some rare cases, when two common_test nodes used the
>                 same log directory, a timing problem could occur which
>                 caused common_test to crash because it's log cache file
>                 was unexpectedly empty. This is now corrected.
> 
> 
>   --- Improvements and New Features ---
> 
>    OTP-14746    Application(s): common_test
>                 Related Id(s): ERIERL-143
> 
>                 Two new common_test hook functions are introduced:
> 
>                 post_groups/2, which is called after Suite:groups/0
>                 post_all/3, which is called after Suite:all/0
> 
>                 These functions allow modifying the return values from
>                 the groups/0 and all/0 functions, respectively.
> 
>                 A new term, {testcase,TestCase,RepeatProperties} is now
>                 also allowed in the return from all/0. This can be used
>                 for repeating a single test case a specific number of
>                 times, or until it fails or succeeds once.
> 
> 
>   Full runtime dependencies of common_test-1.17.2: compiler-6.0,
>   crypto-3.6, debugger-4.1, erts-7.0, ftp-1.0.0, inets-6.0, kernel-4.0,
>   observer-2.1, runtime_tools-1.8.16, sasl-2.4.2, snmp-5.1.2, ssh-4.0,
>   stdlib-3.5, syntax_tools-1.7, tools-2.8, xmerl-1.3.8
> 
> 
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>   --- eldap-1.2.7 -----------------------------------------------------
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>   The eldap-1.2.7 application can be applied independently of other
>   applications on a full OTP 21 installation.
> 
>   --- Improvements and New Features ---
> 
>    OTP-15785    Application(s): eldap, public_key, ssl
>                 Related Id(s): ERL-893, ERL-929, PR-2215
> 
>                 Back port of bug fix ERL-893 from OTP-22 and document
>                 enhancements that will solve dialyzer warnings for
>                 users of the ssl application.
> 
>                 This change also affects public_key, eldap (and inet
>                 doc).
> 
> 
>   Full runtime dependencies of eldap-1.2.7: asn1-3.0, erts-6.0,
>   kernel-3.0, ssl-5.3.4, stdlib-2.0
> 
> 
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>   --- erl_interface-3.11.3 --------------------------------------------
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>   The erl_interface-3.11.3 application can be applied independently of
>   other applications on a full OTP 21 installation.
> 
>   --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions ---
> 
>    OTP-15781    Application(s): erl_interface
>                 Related Id(s): ERIERL-356
> 
>                 erl_interface/ei refused to use node names with an
>                 alive name (the part of the node name preceding the @
>                 sign) longer than 63 characters and a host name longer
>                 than 64 characters. The total amount of characters
>                 allowed in a node name (alivename@REDACTED) was thus
>                 limited to 128 characters. These limits applied both to
>                 the own node name as well as node names of other nodes.
>                 Ordinary Erlang nodes limit the node name length to 256
>                 characters, which meant that you could not communicate
>                 with certain Erlang nodes due to their node name used.
> 
>                 erl_interface/ei now allow the total amount of
>                 characters in a node name to be up to 256 characters.
>                 These characters may be distributed between alive name
>                 and host name in whatever way needed. That is, the
>                 maximum amount of characters in the alive name may be
>                 254 and the maximum amount of characters in the host
>                 name may be 254, but in total the node name must not
>                 exceed 256 characters.
> 
> 
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>   --- erts-10.3.5 -----------------------------------------------------
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>   Note! The erts-10.3.5 application *cannot* be applied independently
>         of other applications on an arbitrary OTP 21 installation.
> 
>         On a full OTP 21 installation, also the following runtime
>         dependencies have to be satisfied:
>         -- kernel-6.1 (first satisfied in OTP 21.1)
>         -- sasl-3.3 (first satisfied in OTP 21.2)
> 
> 
>   --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions ---
> 
>    OTP-15793    Application(s): erts
>                 Related Id(s): ERIERL-337, OTP-15709
> 
>                 Fixed more bugs in process_info(reductions) causing it
>                 to sometimes behave non-monotonic. That is, a
>                 subsequent call toward the same process could return a
>                 lower reduction value.
> 
> 
>   Full runtime dependencies of erts-10.3.5: kernel-6.1, sasl-3.3,
>   stdlib-3.5
> 
> 
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>   --- public_key-1.6.6 ------------------------------------------------
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>   The public_key-1.6.6 application can be applied independently of
>   other applications on a full OTP 21 installation.
> 
>   --- Improvements and New Features ---
> 
>    OTP-15785    Application(s): eldap, public_key, ssl
>                 Related Id(s): ERL-893, ERL-929, PR-2215
> 
>                 Back port of bug fix ERL-893 from OTP-22 and document
>                 enhancements that will solve dialyzer warnings for
>                 users of the ssl application.
> 
>                 This change also affects public_key, eldap (and inet
>                 doc).
> 
> 
>   Full runtime dependencies of public_key-1.6.6: asn1-3.0, crypto-3.8,
>   erts-6.0, kernel-3.0, stdlib-3.5
> 
> 
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>   --- ssl-9.2.3 -------------------------------------------------------
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>   The ssl-9.2.3 application can be applied independently of other
>   applications on a full OTP 21 installation.
> 
>   --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions ---
> 
>    OTP-15802    Application(s): ssl
>                 Related Id(s): ERL-934
> 
>                 Missing check of size of user_data_buffer made internal
>                 socket behave as an active socket instead of active N.
>                 This could cause memory problems.
> 
> 
>   --- Improvements and New Features ---
> 
>    OTP-15785    Application(s): eldap, public_key, ssl
>                 Related Id(s): ERL-893, ERL-929, PR-2215
> 
>                 Back port of bug fix ERL-893 from OTP-22 and document
>                 enhancements that will solve dialyzer warnings for
>                 users of the ssl application.
> 
>                 This change also affects public_key, eldap (and inet
>                 doc).
> 
> 
>   Full runtime dependencies of ssl-9.2.3: crypto-4.2, erts-10.0,
>   inets-5.10.7, kernel-6.0, public_key-1.5, stdlib-3.5
> 
> 
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>   --- stdlib-3.8.2 ----------------------------------------------------
>   ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>   The stdlib-3.8.2 application can be applied independently of other
>   applications on a full OTP 21 installation.
> 
>   --- Fixed Bugs and Malfunctions ---
> 
>    OTP-15295    Application(s): stdlib
> 
>                 A bug in gen_statem has been fixed where the internal
>                 timeout message could arrive as an info to the callback
>                 module during high load due to incorrect use of
>                 asynchronous timer cancel.
> 
> 
>   Full runtime dependencies of stdlib-3.8.2: compiler-5.0, crypto-3.3,
>   erts-10.0, kernel-6.0, sasl-3.0
> 
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