How to change a C-Node written with ei to be a port program?

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Hi,

thank you very much for this, works like charm so far.

> Set the port in binary mode and with a packet format of 3:
> 
> 	open_port({spawn, "myprogram"}, [binary, {packet, 3}])

I had to set {packet, 4}. With a packet length size of 3, I get a badarg in open_port/2.

> When you send/receive through it, use term_to_binary and binary_to_term
> in Erlang:
> 
> 	port_send(Port, term_to_binary(Message)),
> 
> 	receive
> 	{Port, {data, Data}} ->
> 		Message = binary_to_term(Data)
> 	end

I take it you meant port_command/2 to send something to the port.

One question that I wasn't sure of: Should I be choosing the
port_command/2 and port_close/1 functions over the direct message
sending?  The manual definitely suggests using the port_...
functions, so I'm going with that for now.

I also have problems with recognising the demise of the port program.
If I start it using the exit_status option, I get correct notification
if I kill the program from the outside, but not if I do an exit(1)
inside it (it's an unstable program ;).  Not a big deal though.

A big thanks to the Erlang community for providing such great relief
to an otherwise drab progamming existence :-)

Robby