Erlang OTP Boot Files for Fun and Profit « LShift Ltd.
As part of some new Rabbit features, we’ve been investigating the use of boot files to start multiple applications without requiring us to build our own application loader. After some initial experimentation, we built a fairly simple utility that would generate a .rel file, then request the Erlang toolchain to compile this and generate .script and .boot files. In doing this, we learnt a great... Read moreAs part of some new Rabbit features, we’ve been investigating the use of boot files to start multiple applications without requiring us to build our own application loader. After some initial experimentation, we built a fairly simple utility that would generate a .rel file, then request the Erlang toolchain to compile this and generate .script and .boot files. In doing this, we learnt a great deal about the internals of OTP startup View page
