[erlang-questions] The -module line

[Loïc Hoguin]

On 11/21/2014 03:06 PM, Joe Armstrong wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Loïc Hoguin <essen@REDACTED> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Something has been bugging me for a very long time now.
>>
>> The -module line is mandatory. It also must be the same as the file name
>> minus the extension .erl or compilation fails.
>
> Not quite.

I should have been more clear, I was talking about the Erlang compiler 
(erlc), not individual compiler modules. I do not know where the check 
occurs exactly, but it is done at least when using erlc.

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