dotfiles/lang/elixir

Elixir Tooling

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• install erlang using asdf on macOS
• Working with Erlang

Installing Erlang via asdf on macOS

When installing erlang via asdf make certain binutils is not installed via homebrew or it will reak havoc on trying to install Erlang, thus not allowing asdf / kerl to complete the installation. Long story short run

brew remove binutils

After binutils has been removed asdf should be able to install erlang

asdf install erlang [MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH]

Building Erlang v21.0.5 from source using asdf

When building Erlang v21.0.5 from source temporarily remove GNU build of packages, ie. m4 from the $PATH or Erlang will not successfully compile on macOS.

asdf install erlang 21.0.5

Working with Erlang

Erlang does not use OS level processes but rather sets up its own personal process model within the Erlang language that sits on top of the OS process level, learn more