Let A be a general expansive matrix on R n. The aims of this article are twofold. The first one is to give a survey on the recent developments of anisotropic Hardy-type function spaces on R n , including anisotropic Hardy-Lorentz spaces, anisotropic variable Hardy spaces and anisotropic variable Hardy-Lorentz spaces as well as anisotropic Musielak-Orlicz Hardy spaces. The second one is to correct some errors and seal some gaps existing in the known articles. Some unsolved problems are also presented.