need for mnesia:create_schema

[Chandrashekhar]

Hi,

  I'm tinkering with mnesia and have this doubt. I cannot create
  a persistent data base without invoking mnesia:create_schema
  first. But the only thing I can specify is the node list.

  Why is this function call there at all - why cant it just be
  done by mnesia when it receives a request for a persistent
  table the first time?

regards,
Chandru

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