File 1195-Document-the-no_epmd-option.patch of Package erlang

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File 1195-Document-the-no_epmd-option.patch of Package erlang

From 3c1dad6ac4eec7f3652a0c77290dd652dd71be0e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?J=C3=A9r=C3=B4me=20de=20Bretagne?=
 <jerome.debretagne@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2021 22:27:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Document the -no_epmd option

---
 erts/doc/src/erl_cmd.xml | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml
index 27f138ecd5..175989fa2a 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl.xml
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ $ <input>erl \
 become distributed; see <seealso marker="kernel:net_kernel">
 <c>net_kernel(3)</c></seealso>. It is also ensured that
 <c><![CDATA[epmd]]></c> runs on the current host before Erlang is
- started; see <seealso marker="epmd"><c>epmd(1)</c></seealso>.and the
+ started; see <seealso marker="epmd"><c>epmd(1)</c></seealso> and the
 <seealso marker="#start_epmd"><c>-start_epmd</c></seealso> option.
 The node name will be <c><![CDATA[Name@Host]]></c>, where
 <c><![CDATA[Host]]></c> is the fully qualified host name of the
@@ -502,6 +502,22 @@ $ <input>erl \
 
 </warning>
 </item>
+ <tag><c><![CDATA[-no_epmd]]></c></tag>
+ <item>
+ Specifies that the distributed node does not need
+ <seealso marker="epmd">epmd</seealso> at all.
+ This option ensures that the Erlang runtime system does not
+ start <seealso marker="epmd">epmd</seealso> and does not start
+ the <seealso marker="kernel:erl_epmd">erl_epmd</seealso> process
+ for distribution either.
+ This option only works if Erlang is started as a distributed node
+ with the <seealso marker="#proto_dist">-proto_dist</seealso> option
+ using an alternative protocol for Erlang distribution which
+ does not rely on epmd for node registration and discovery.
+ For more information, see <seealso marker="erts:alt_dist">How
+ to implement an Alternative Carrier for the Erlang
+ Distribution</seealso>.
+ </item>
 <tag><c><![CDATA[-noinput]]></c></tag>
 <item>
 Ensures that the Erlang runtime system never tries to read
-- 
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