[erlang-questions] [ANN] otp_vsn 1.0.0 - ?OTP_VSN

[Heinz N. Gies]

Hey I’ve been maintaining a rebar plugin for this for quite a while https://github.com/project-fifo/rebar_erl_vsn <https://github.com/project-fifo/rebar_erl_vsn> I’m curious as to why a new library instead of contributing? Did it cause you problems or not solve a problem you encountered?

Cheers,
Heinz

> On 20. Apr 2018, at 12:51, Pierre Fenoll <pierrefenoll@REDACTED> wrote:
> 
> Howdy people,
> 
> I just released a library called otp_vsn which defines helpful macros if you write code that spans multiple OTP releases.
> 
> This saves you the copy/pasting/tweaking of erl_opts's platform_define.
> Header-only, no dependencies. Supports releases from R16B01 to latest.
> 
> For example if you want to use the #{maps => syntax} but still be able to compile your code on releases earlier than 17.5 you can use ifdef(OTP_VSN_17_AND_ABOVE).
> 
> This release is super fresh (published 15 minutes ago) and feedback is welcomed!
> I'm looking for macros that are re-defined often such as
> * the maps thing I mention above
> * stdlib types getting renamed
> * functions being moved/renamed
> 
> I think this library could be the place to put them in & help the community write code that still compiles on newer releases of Erlang :)
> 
> https://hex.pm/packages/otp_vsn <https://hex.pm/packages/otp_vsn>
> https://github.com/fenollp/otp_vsn <https://github.com/fenollp/otp_vsn>
> 
> Thanks & have a nice day
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