package namespaces question

[Angel Alvarez]

Hi Guys!

Im currently reading erlang archives from 2004

On 10/05/2004 Someone talked about package namespaces ("Is erlang too small" thread) so i decided to just test this "new2 erlang knowledge.

iv just borrowed some little code from a gs article... :-)

the module starts like this:


-module(gui).
-export([init/0]).
 
init() ->
    S = gs:start(),
    Win = gs:create(window, S, [{width, 350}, {height, 100}]),
    gs:create(button, quit, Win, [{label, {text, "Quit"}}, {x, 0}]),
...

so on the erlang shell gui:init(). just runs the example..
So i changed the module to use package style names...


-module(angel.tests.gui).
-export([init/0]).
 
init() ->
    S = gs:start(),
    Win = gs:create(window, S, [{width, 350}, {height, 100}]),
    gs:create(button, quit, Win, [{label, {text, "Quit"}}, {x, 0}]),
...

and moved the gui.erl to $PWD/angel/test/gui.erl


> sinosuke@REDACTED:~/Datos/Docs/Personal/Erlang/Code/angel/test> erlc gui.erl
> cd ../../
> sinosuke@REDACTED:~/Datos/Docs/Personal/Erlang/Code/ 

but now firing at the shell results in :

sinosuke@REDACTED:~/Datos/Docs/Personal/Erlang/Code> erl
Erlang R13B01 (erts-5.7.2) [source] [rq:1] [async-threads:0] [hipe] [kernel-poll:false]

Eshell V5.7.2  (abort with ^G)
1> angel.test.gui:init().
** exception error: undefined function 'angel.test.gs':start/0
     in function  'angel.test.gui':init/0

What's wrong? 
Is needed the same convention on the rest of modules 
after you start using package name styles?


From http://www.erlang.se/publications/packages.html

"m2:g(X) becomes a call to foo.bar.m2 

If this is not what was intended, the call can be written explicitly, as in 
    -module(foo.bar.m1).
    -export([f/1]).

    f(X) -> fee.fie.foe.m2:g(X)."

it seems bit embarrasing, i think is why perhaps no one is using this feature 5 years later...


Thanks Angel
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