[erlang-questions] otp 21.2

[Richard O'Keefe]

The .erlang file is a customisation file for "erl".
It's just like the way a .gdbinit file will be read
if you run a C program under GDB.


On Thu, 13 Dec 2018 at 12:08, Sam Overdorf <soverdor@REDACTED> wrote:

> "erl" still has the behavior of loading the ".erlangrc". Shouldn't it
> have the same behavior as escript to be consistent?
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> Thanks,
> Sam
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> On Tue, Dec 11, 2018 at 10:44 PM Kenneth Lundin <kenneth@REDACTED>
> wrote:
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> > Den ons 12 dec. 2018 00:47 skrev Sam Overdorf <soverdor@REDACTED>:
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> >> This version does not load my ".erlang" file when I run "escript".
> >> If I run "erl" it gets loaded as expected.
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> > This is a change made on purpose, and introduced in 21.0.
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> > In the README for OTP-21.0 we have:
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> > --- Improvements and New Features ---
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> >   OTP-14439    Application(s): compiler, dialyzer, erts, stdlib
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> >                *** POTENTIAL INCOMPATIBILITY ***
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> >                Changed the default behaviour of .erlang loading:
> >                .erlang is no longer loaded from the current directory.
> >                c:erlangrc(PathList) can be used to search and load an
> >                .erlang file from user specified directories.
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> >                escript, erlc, dialyzer and typer no longer load an
> >                .erlang at all.
> >
> > /Kenneth Erlang/OTP, Ericsson
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