erlang · bjorng · Jan 13, 2025 · Dec 7, 2024 · Dec 8, 2024 · Dec 8, 2024
diff --git a/lib/compiler/src/Makefile b/lib/compiler/src/Makefile
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ APPUP_TARGET= $(EBIN)/$(APPUP_FILE)
 # FLAGS
 # ----------------------------------------------------
 
-ERL_COMPILE_FLAGS += -Werror
+ERL_COMPILE_FLAGS += -Werror +warn_deprecated_catch
 ERL_COMPILE_FLAGS += +inline +warn_unused_import \
  -I../../stdlib/include -I$(EGEN) -W +warn_missing_spec
 

diff --git a/lib/compiler/src/compile.erl b/lib/compiler/src/compile.erl
@@ -656,6 +656,12 @@ value are listed.
   Default is to emit warnings for every use of a callback known by the compiler to
   be deprecated.
 
+- **`warn_deprecated_catch`** - Enables warnings for use of old style catch
+  expressions on the form `catch Expr` instead of the modern `try ... catch
+  ... end`. You may enable this compiler option on the project level and
+  add `-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).` to individual files which still
+  contain old catches in order to prevent new uses from getting added.
+
 - **`nowarn_removed`** - Turns off warnings for calls to functions that have
   been removed. Default is to emit warnings for every call to a function known
   by the compiler to have been recently removed from Erlang/OTP.

diff --git a/lib/compiler/src/core_scan.erl b/lib/compiler/src/core_scan.erl
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
 -module(core_scan).
 -moduledoc false.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -export([string/1, string/2, format_error/1]).
 
 -import(lists, [reverse/1]).

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/Makefile b/lib/kernel/src/Makefile
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ APPUP_TARGET= $(EBIN)/$(APPUP_FILE)
 # FLAGS
 # ----------------------------------------------------
 
-ERL_COMPILE_FLAGS += -Werror
+ERL_COMPILE_FLAGS += -Werror +warn_deprecated_catch
 ERL_COMPILE_FLAGS += -I../include
 
 

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/application_controller.erl b/lib/kernel/src/application_controller.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 -module(application_controller).
 -moduledoc false.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %% External exports
 -export([start/1, 
 	 load_application/1, unload_application/1, 

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/application_master.erl b/lib/kernel/src/application_master.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 -module(application_master).
 -moduledoc false.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %% External exports
 -export([start_link/2, start_type/0, stop/1]).
 -export([get_child/1]).

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/application_starter.erl b/lib/kernel/src/application_starter.erl
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 -module(application_starter).
 -moduledoc false.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -export([start/3]).
 
 %%%=============================================================================

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/auth.erl b/lib/kernel/src/auth.erl
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ Manual.
 -moduledoc(#{ deprecated => ~"See each function for what to use instead" }).
 -behaviour(gen_server).
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -export([start_link/0]).
 
 %% Old documented interface - deprecated

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/code.erl b/lib/kernel/src/code.erl
@@ -343,6 +343,8 @@ common reasons.
 - **`sticky_directory`** - The object code resides in a sticky directory.
 """.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -include_lib("kernel/include/logger.hrl").
 -include("eep48.hrl").
 

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/code_server.erl b/lib/kernel/src/code_server.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 -module(code_server).
 -moduledoc false.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %% This file holds the server part of the code_server.
 
 -export([start_link/1,

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/disk_log.erl b/lib/kernel/src/disk_log.erl
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ Nothing is said about whether the disk log files exist or not.
 `m:file`, `m:wrap_log_reader`
 """.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %% Efficient file based log - process part
 
 -export([start/0, istart_link/1, 

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/disk_log_1.erl b/lib/kernel/src/disk_log_1.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 -module(disk_log_1).
 -moduledoc false.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %% Efficient file based log - implementation part
 
 -export([int_open/4, ext_open/4, logl/1, close/3, truncate/3, chunk/5, 

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/dist_ac.erl b/lib/kernel/src/dist_ac.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 -module(dist_ac).
 -moduledoc false.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -behaviour(gen_server).
 
 %% External exports

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/erl_boot_server.erl b/lib/kernel/src/erl_boot_server.erl
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ and `m:erl_prim_loader` in ERTS.
 [`erts:init`](`m:init`), [`erts:erl_prim_loader`](`m:erl_prim_loader`)
 """.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -include("inet_boot.hrl").
 
 -behaviour(gen_server).

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/erl_ddll.erl b/lib/kernel/src/erl_ddll.erl
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ follows:
 [`erl_driver(4)`](`e:erts:erl_driver.md`), [`driver_entry(4)`](`e:erts:driver_entry.md`)
 """.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -export([load_driver/2, load/2, 
 	 unload_driver/1, unload/1, reload/2, reload_driver/2, 
 	 format_error/1,info/1,info/0, start/0, stop/0]).

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/erl_epmd.erl b/lib/kernel/src/erl_epmd.erl
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ To implement your own epmd module please see
 """.
 -moduledoc(#{since => "OTP R14B"}).
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -behaviour(gen_server).
 
 -ifdef(DEBUG).

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/file_io_server.erl b/lib/kernel/src/file_io_server.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 -module(file_io_server).
 -moduledoc false.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %% A simple file server for io to one file instance per server instance.
 
 -export([format_error/1]).

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/file_server.erl b/lib/kernel/src/file_server.erl
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 -module(file_server).
 -moduledoc false.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -behaviour(gen_server).
 
 %% External exports

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/gen_tcp.erl b/lib/kernel/src/gen_tcp.erl
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@ way, option `send_timeout` comes in handy.
 """.
 
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -export([connect/2, connect/3, connect/4,
          listen/2,
          accept/1, accept/2,

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/gen_udp_socket.erl b/lib/kernel/src/gen_udp_socket.erl
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 -moduledoc false.
 -behaviour(gen_statem).
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -compile({no_auto_import, [monitor/1]}).
 
 %% gen_udp

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/global.erl b/lib/kernel/src/global.erl
@@ -116,6 +116,8 @@ network problem.
 """.
 -behaviour(gen_server).
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %% Global provides global registration of process names. The names are
 %% dynamically kept up to date with the entire network. Global can
 %% operate in two modes: in a fully connected network, or in a

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/global_group.erl b/lib/kernel/src/global_group.erl
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ global group as the local node.
 `m:global`, [`erl`](`e:erts:erl_cmd.md`)
 """.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %% Groups nodes into global groups with an own global name space.
 
 -behaviour(gen_server).

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/group.erl b/lib/kernel/src/group.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 -module(group).
 -moduledoc false.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -include_lib("kernel/include/logger.hrl").
 
 %% A group leader process for user io.

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/heart.erl b/lib/kernel/src/heart.erl
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ In the following descriptions, all functions fail with reason `badarg` if
 `heart` is not started.
 """.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %%% This is a rewrite of pre_heart from BS.3.
 %%%

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/inet_config.erl b/lib/kernel/src/inet_config.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 -module(inet_config).
 -moduledoc false.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -include("inet_config.hrl").
 -include("inet.hrl").
 

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/inet_db.erl b/lib/kernel/src/inet_db.erl
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 -module(inet_db).
 -moduledoc false.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %% Store info about ip addresses, names, aliases host files resolver
 %% options.
 %% Also miscellaneous "stuff" related to sockets.

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/inet_gethost_native.erl b/lib/kernel/src/inet_gethost_native.erl
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 -moduledoc false.
 -behaviour(supervisor_bridge).
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %% Supervisor bridge exports
 -export([start_link/0, init/1, terminate/2]).
 

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/inet_parse.erl b/lib/kernel/src/inet_parse.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 -module(inet_parse).
 -moduledoc false.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %% Parser for all kinds of ineternet configuration files
 
 %% Avoid warning for local function error/2 clashing with autoimported BIF.

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/kernel_config.erl b/lib/kernel/src/kernel_config.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 -module(kernel_config).
 -moduledoc false.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -behaviour(gen_server).
 
 %% External exports

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/net_adm.erl b/lib/kernel/src/net_adm.erl
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ _Example:_
 ^ (new line)
 ```
 """.
+
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -export([host_file/0,
 	 localhost/0,
 	 names/0, names/1,

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/net_kernel.erl b/lib/kernel/src/net_kernel.erl
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ in the Erlang Reference Manual.
 > for details on how to setup a secure distributed node.
 """.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -behaviour(gen_server).
 
 -define(nodedown(N, State), verbose({?MODULE, ?LINE, nodedown, N}, 1, State)).

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/os.erl b/lib/kernel/src/os.erl
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ a program to run on most platforms.
 > Types" section.
 """.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %% Provides a common operating system interface.
 
 -export([type/0, version/0, cmd/1, cmd/2, find_executable/1, find_executable/2]).

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/rpc.erl b/lib/kernel/src/rpc.erl
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ some specific side effects on the remote node.
 
 -behaviour(gen_server).
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -export([start/0, start_link/0, stop/0,
 	 call/4, call/5,
 	 block_call/4, block_call/5,

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/standard_error.erl b/lib/kernel/src/standard_error.erl
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 -moduledoc false.
 -behaviour(supervisor_bridge).
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -include_lib("kernel/include/logger.hrl").
 
 %% Basic standard i/o server for standard_error.

diff --git a/lib/kernel/src/wrap_log_reader.erl b/lib/kernel/src/wrap_log_reader.erl
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ logged items in the log file, as the opened index file was truncated by
 -define(FORMAT(P, A), ok).
 -endif.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -export([open/1, open/2, chunk/1, chunk/2, close/1]).
 
 -export_type([continuation/0]).

diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/Makefile b/lib/stdlib/src/Makefile
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ endif
 # FLAGS
 # ----------------------------------------------------
 
-ERL_COMPILE_FLAGS += -Werror
+ERL_COMPILE_FLAGS += -Werror  +warn_deprecated_catch
 ERL_COMPILE_FLAGS += -I../include -I../../kernel/include
 
 ifeq ($(ERL_DETERMINISTIC),yes)

diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/beam_lib.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/beam_lib.erl
@@ -148,6 +148,8 @@ providing one key for module `t` and another key for all other modules:
 """.
 -behaviour(gen_server).
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -include_lib("kernel/include/eep48.hrl").
 
 %% Avoid warning for local function error/1 clashing with autoimported BIF.

diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/c.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/c.erl
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ commands.
 `m:filename`, `m:compile`, `m:erlang`, `m:yecc`, `m:xref`
 """.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -include_lib("kernel/include/eep48.hrl").
 
 %% Utilities to use from shell.

diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/dets.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/dets.erl
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ message.
 `m:ets`, `m:mnesia`, `m:qlc`
 """.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %% Disk based linear hashing lookup dictionary.
 
 %% Public.

diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/dets_utils.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/dets_utils.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 -module(dets_utils).
 -moduledoc false.
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %% Utility functions common to several dets file formats.
 %% To be used from modules dets and dets_v9 only.
 

diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/dets_v9.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/dets_v9.erl
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 -moduledoc false.
 -compile([{nowarn_deprecated_function, [{erlang,phash,2}]}]).
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %% Dets files, implementation part. This module handles version 9.
 %% To be called from dets.erl only.
 

diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/edlin.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/edlin.erl
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ supports multiple lines.
 """.
 -moduledoc(#{since => "OTP 26.1"}).
 
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 %% A simple Emacs-like line editor.
 %% About Latin-1 characters: see the beginning of erl_scan.erl.
 

diff --git a/lib/stdlib/src/edlin_type_suggestion.erl b/lib/stdlib/src/edlin_type_suggestion.erl
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 %%
 -module(edlin_type_suggestion).
 -moduledoc false.
+
+-compile(nowarn_deprecated_catch).
+
 -include_lib("kernel/include/eep48.hrl").
 -export([type_tree/4, get_arity/3, get_atoms/3, get_types/3, get_types/4, get_function_type/4, print_type/3]).