[erlang-questions] R11B-2 SMP + HiPE: not loading native code

[Serge Aleynikov]

Kostis Sagonas wrote:
> Serge Aleynikov wrote:
>> Is there any way to hint erlc (via command line) to use SMP-enabled beam?
>>
>> I was only able to do it like this:
>>
>> $ export ERLC_EMULATOR="erl -smp"
>> $ erlc +native test.erl
>>
>> whereas "erlc +smp +native test.erl" doesn't use the SMP BEAM.
> 
> Both "erl" and "erlc" are scripts that call the corresponding 
> executables depending on the command line switches.

That's what I thought, but unfortunately erlc is not a script.

$ readelf -h erlc
ELF Header:
   Magic:   7f 45 4c 46 01 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
   Class:                             ELF32
   Data:                              2's complement, little endian
   Version:                           1 (current)
   OS/ABI:                            UNIX - System V
   ABI Version:                       0
   Type:                              EXEC (Executable file)
...

> I guess the best solution to this problem is that the "erlc" script 
> should accept the same switches as "erl".  In particular, it should 
> accept the "-smp" and "-hybrid" switches.
> 
> Let's hope that the OTP folks are kind enough to do this change.

I also think it's a good idea.

Serge