[erlang-questions] Detect beam compilation target

[Constantin Rack]

There is a list of all opcodes with comments about the runtime version here:
https://github.com/erlang/otp/blob/master/lib/compiler/src/genop.tab

-Constantin


Am 28.02.2016 um 14:51 schrieb Vlad Dumitrescu:

> Thanks! I was a bit confused that all the files I had looked at had the same value, regardless. My error was that I didn't think that the value depends on the code actually in that module. Checking for example maps.beam gives a different value.
> 
> So now I only have to find out if there is a table mapping the max opcode value to the beam runtime version.
> 
> best regards,
> Vlad
> 
> 
> On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 1:32 PM, Constantin Rack <constantin@REDACTED> wrote:
> The BEAM format number and the number of the highest opcode are stored in the code chunk:
> https://github.com/erlang/otp/blob/master/erts/emulator/beam/beam_load.c#L1714-L1757
> 
> -Constantin
> 
> 
> Am 28.02.2016 um 12:53 schrieb Vlad Dumitrescu:
> 
>> Hi!
>> 
>> Is there some information in the beam files that would identify the compatibility with the current runtime, or is it only when trying to execute incompatible code that it is detected?
>> 
>> best regards, 
>> Vlad
>