From 6a9fba18a59099d9bd01af3fbcaca6bfe2718d5a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Petr Bokoc Date: Apr 28 2019 20:36:10 +0000 Subject: 270 - Erlang 21 --- diff --git a/modules/release-notes/pages/developers/Development_Erlang.adoc b/modules/release-notes/pages/developers/Development_Erlang.adoc index a70f497..da9ede5 100644 --- a/modules/release-notes/pages/developers/Development_Erlang.adoc +++ b/modules/release-notes/pages/developers/Development_Erlang.adoc @@ -3,3 +3,23 @@ include::{partialsdir}/entities.adoc[] [[sect-erlang]] = Erlang + +== Erlang 21 + +The default **Erlang** version in Fedora 30 is 21. Notable changes in this version include: + +* The BEAM interpreter has been completely re-written. +* The compiler is about 10-20% faster. +* Enhanced and improved IO handling. +* All `CORBA` libraries were split off to an independent repository. +* Insecure cryptographic algorithms were disabled. +* Non-smp VM removed. +* New API for logging: `logger`. +* The `zlib` module has been refactored and all its operations now yield appropriately, allowing them to be used freely in concurrent applications. + +See the upstream release notes for more information: + +* link:http://www.erlang.org/news/123[Erlang/OTP 21.0 release notes] +* link:http://www.erlang.org/news/124[Erlang/OTP 21.1 release notes] +* link:http://www.erlang.org/news/125[Erlang/OTP 21.2 release notes] +* link:http://www.erlang.org/news/127[Erlang/OTP 21.3 release notes]