[erlang-questions] running release handler from -eval or -run

[Joe Williams]

That works for me, thanks guys. I assume when you use the erlang 
terminal sasl gets started up but using eval it doesn't start until 
after the directives are evaluated?

Thanks.

-Joe


Michael McDaniel wrote:
> try ...
>
> erl -eval 'application:start(sasl) , release_handler:which_releases(), init:st
> op()'
>
> The clue is in the release_handler documentation where it says it is
> a process belonging to the SASL application.  And the error message
> below saying there is noproc, {gen_server ... .
>
> ~M
>
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 02:34:37PM -0700, Joe Williams wrote:
>   
>> I am attempting to run release handler commands using -eval (or -run) 
>> and receive the following error. Running the commands in the erlang 
>> terminal work fine.
>>
>>     
>>> $ erl -eval 'release_handler:which_releases()'
>>> Erlang R13B (erts-5.7.1) [source] [64-bit] [smp:2:2] [rq:2] 
>>> [async-threads:0] [hipe] [kernel-poll:false]
>>>
>>> Eshell V5.7.1  (abort with ^G)
>>> 1> {"init terminating in 
>>> do_boot",{noproc,{gen_server,call,[release_handler,which_releases]}}}
>>>
>>> Crash dump was written to: erl_crash.dump
>>> init terminating in do_boot ()
>>>       
>> Running something like inets:start or application:which_applications 
>> works as expected:
>>
>>     
>>> $ erl -eval 'inets:start()'
>>> Erlang R13B (erts-5.7.1) [source] [64-bit] [smp:2:2] [rq:2] 
>>> [async-threads:0] [hipe] [kernel-poll:false]
>>>
>>> Eshell V5.7.1  (abort with ^G)
>>> 1>
>>>       
>> Any idea what might be causing this?
>>
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> -Joe
>>
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