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FS#12096 - [erlang] There isn't a symlink to erl_call tool in /usr/bin

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Sergey Samokhin (Myav) - Wednesday, 12 November 2008, 00:26 GMT
Last edited by Jan de Groot (JGC) - Monday, 09 November 2009, 08:04 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Extra
Status Closed
Assigned To Vesa Kaihlavirta (vegai)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version None
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:

After installing the erlang package erl_call can't be issued just by typing its name as is:

[myav@myhost ~]$ erl_call
bash: erl_call: command not found

because the following symlink:

/usr/erl_call -> /usr/lib/erlang/lib/erl_interface-3.5.9/bin/erl_call

...doesn't exist.

erl_call is a utility that makes it possible to start and/or communicate with a distributed Erlang node. It belongs to the erlang package.

Additional info:

Erlang version: erlang R12B.5-1
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Closed by  Jan de Groot (JGC)
Monday, 09 November 2009, 08:04 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Sergey Samokhin (Myav) - Thursday, 13 November 2008, 10:29 GMT
Sorry, I've made a small mistake in bug report:

"/usr/erl_call" isn't the right place for erl_call, but /usr/bin/erl_call is.
Comment by Sergey Samokhin (Myav) - Sunday, 07 December 2008, 17:59 GMT
I have found that start_erl and to_erl utilities also aren't in PATH. These ones are placed in the same directory as erl_call: /usr/lib/erlang/erts-5.6.5/bin

Please add these too.

Thanks.
Comment by Sergey Samokhin (Myav) - Thursday, 15 January 2009, 22:32 GMT
It seems that I was wrong about to_erl:

[prikrutil@myhost tmp]$ to_erl -h
Usage: to_erl [-h|-F] [pipe_name|pipe_dir/]
-h This help text.
-F Force connection even though pipe is locked by other to_erl process.

It _is_ in PATH.

What about start_erl: after reading Erlang System Principles, I'm not sure that there is a need to have corresponding symlink in bin. So just add erl_call, please =)
Comment by Ben (eldalion) - Saturday, 03 October 2009, 17:45 GMT
Here is a patch.
Comment by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Sunday, 04 October 2009, 06:50 GMT
Fixed in erlang-R13B02.1-1 in testing repo. Please test and report success or failure.
Comment by Ben (eldalion) - Wednesday, 07 October 2009, 11:59 GMT
Success here.

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