[erlang-questions] SSL Example does not work

[Roger Wenham]

Thanks for all the replies!, this list is brilliant!

I now completely understand.

ssl:start() calls:
     application:start(crypto),
     application:start(asn1),
     application:start(public_key),
     application:start(ssl).

The supplied ssl example program calls:
start() ->
     %% Start ssl application
     application:start(crypto),
     application:start(public_key),
     application:start(ssl),
     ....

So as Loïc Hoguin correctly pointed out, asn1 is not being started, 
causing the error...

So the test program should be modified as either:

  start() ->
     %% Start ssl application
     application:start(crypto),
     application:start(asn1),
     application:start(public_key),
     application:start(ssl),
     ....

or better:

start() ->
     %% Start ssl application
     ssl:start(),
     ....

I have tested the first fix, and it works....

Do I need to raise a bug on this, as it is *very* confusing to have an 
official example program not work?

Thanks

Roger

On 20/02/16 14:32, Loïc Hoguin wrote:
> On 02/20/2016 12:13 PM, Roger Wenham wrote:
>> Hi Magnus,
>>
>> Thought of that, but the test program starts:
>>
>> start() ->
>>      %% Start ssl application
>
> It's missing
>        application:start(asn1).
>
>>      application:start(crypto),
>>      application:start(public_key),
>>      application:start(ssl),
>> ...
>