File 0676-Clarify-behaviour-of-erl_epmd_port.patch of Package erlang
From 7311d8be100f9a0032df82bcabd76aba01246449 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Jos=C3=A9=20Valim?= <jose.valim@dashbit.co>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2024 13:14:28 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Clarify behaviour of erl_epmd_port
---
erts/doc/references/erl_cmd.md | 8 +++++---
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/erts/doc/src/erl_cmd.xml b/erts/doc/src/erl_cmd.xml
index 140d87e8ff..41edffcd2f 100644
--- a/erts/doc/src/erl_cmd.xml
+++ b/erts/doc/src/erl_cmd.xml
@@ -382,9 +382,10 @@ described in the corresponding application documentation.
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[-erl_epmd_port Port]]></c> (init flag)</tag>
<item>
- <p>Configures the port used by erl_epmd to listen for connection and connect to
- other nodes. See <seeerl marker="kernel:erl_epmd">erl_epmd</seeerl> for more details.
- Defaults to <c>0</c>.</p>
+ <p>Configures the port used by <c>erl_epmd</c> to listen for connection and connect to other nodes.
+ If this flag is set, the Erlang VM will boot in distributed mode even if EPMD is not available.
+ If not set, a port is chosen automatically (equivalent to port <c>0</c>).
+ See <seeerl marker="kernel:erl_epmd">erl_epmd</seeerl> for more details.</p>
</item>
<tag><c><![CDATA[-eval Expr]]></c> (init flag)</tag>
<item>
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