[erlang-questions] Use of makefiles

[Torbjorn Tornkvist]

A bold attempt could be to try out Sinan over at:

 http://erlware.org/

--Tobbe

Alexander Lamb wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I am starting a project in Erlang. I read Armstrong's book. He  
> indicates he uses makefiles to manage compiling erlang modules.
> 
> Now, I am wondering. Is this overkill? Slightly outdated (makefiles  
> make me think of those sendmail config files: totally weird and  
> impossible to understand)?
> 
> What are the various strategies to manage your build / run or build /  
> deploy cycles?
> 
> Then, what is the strategy used to organize your code?
> 
> I thought having a folder for a project, containing the makefile, then  
> a subdirectory src and a subdirectory ebin
> 
> Unfortunately, I didn't manage to get my makefile work with that  
> setup. Here is my makefile:
> 
> .SUFFIXES: .erl .beam .yrl
> 
> .erl.beam:
> 	erlc -W $<
> 
> .yrl.erl:
> 	erlc -W $<
> 
> ERL = erl -boot start_clean
> 
> MODS = profiles
> 
> all: compile
> 	${ERL} -s profiles start
> 
> compile: ${MODS:%=%.beam}
> 
> clean:
> 	rm -rf *.beam erl_crash.dump
> 
> subdirs:
> 	cd src; make
> 
> Now this works, but only with .erl and .beam files in the main  
> directory.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
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