FS#47796 - [elixir] replace erlang-nox with erlang

Attached to Project: Community Packages
Opened by Piotr Włodarek (qertoip) - Saturday, 16 January 2016, 21:53 GMT
Last edited by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Wednesday, 09 March 2016, 19:04 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages
Status Closed
Assigned To Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description:
The observer tool doesn't work in a headless version. Observer is essential BEAM/Elixir graphical tool to get insight into a running node. This is because elixir package depends on erlang-nox instead of the full erlang. For details see:
http://brainlid.org/elixir/2015/11/27/linux-elixir-observer-start.html

Steps to reproduce:
iex
:observer.start()
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Closed by  Sergej Pupykin (sergej)
Wednesday, 09 March 2016, 19:04 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Additional comments about closing:  but in svn/trunk only
Comment by Sergej Pupykin (sergej) - Tuesday, 19 January 2016, 15:16 GMT
How much it is essential? I read something like "in case you have GUI you may start observer". Anyway erlang provides erlang-nox, so you can easy install it.
Comment by Piotr Włodarek (qertoip) - Wednesday, 20 January 2016, 08:46 GMT
It really is essential. It is part of every book, youtube introduction and tutorial on Elixir and it is simply assumed to work. The Observer/GUI is integral part of how you reason about Erlang (and thus Elixir) runnig program.

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