<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html xmlns:fn="http://www.w3.org/2005/02/xpath-functions"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="../../../../doc/otp_doc.css" type="text/css"> <title>Erlang -- Introduction</title> </head> <body bgcolor="white" text="#000000" link="#0000ff" vlink="#ff00ff" alink="#ff0000"><div id="container"> <script id="js" type="text/javascript" language="JavaScript" src="../../../../doc/js/flipmenu/flipmenu.js"></script><script id="js2" type="text/javascript" src="../../../../doc/js/erlresolvelinks.js"></script><script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> <!-- function getWinHeight() { var myHeight = 0; if( typeof( window.innerHeight ) == 'number' ) { //Non-IE myHeight = window.innerHeight; } else if( document.documentElement && ( document.documentElement.clientWidth || document.documentElement.clientHeight ) ) { //IE 6+ in 'standards compliant mode' myHeight = document.documentElement.clientHeight; } else if( document.body && ( document.body.clientWidth || document.body.clientHeight ) ) { //IE 4 compatible myHeight = document.body.clientHeight; } return myHeight; } function setscrollpos() { var objf=document.getElementById('loadscrollpos'); document.getElementById("leftnav").scrollTop = objf.offsetTop - getWinHeight()/2; } function addEvent(obj, evType, fn){ if (obj.addEventListener){ obj.addEventListener(evType, fn, true); return true; } else if (obj.attachEvent){ var r = obj.attachEvent("on"+evType, fn); return r; } else { return false; } } addEvent(window, 'load', setscrollpos); //--></script><div id="leftnav"><div class="innertube"> <img alt="Erlang logo" src="../../../../doc/erlang-logo.png"><br><small><a href="users_guide.html">User's Guide</a><br><a href="index.html">Reference Manual</a><br><a href="release_notes.html">Release Notes</a><br><a href="../pdf/reltool-0.5.3.pdf">PDF</a><br><a href="../../../../doc/index.html">Top</a></small><p><strong>Reltool</strong><br><strong>User's Guide</strong><br><small>Version 0.5.3</small></p> <br><a href="javascript:openAllFlips()">Expand All</a><br><a href="javascript:closeAllFlips()">Contract All</a><p><small><strong>Chapters</strong></small></p> <ul class="flipMenu" imagepath="../../../../doc/js/flipmenu"> <li id="loadscrollpos" title="Introduction" expanded="true">Introduction<ul> <li><a href="reltool_intro.html"> Top of chapter </a></li> <li title="Scope and Purpose"><a href="reltool_intro.html#id2253721">Scope and Purpose</a></li> <li title="Prerequisites"><a href="reltool_intro.html#id2251709">Prerequisites</a></li> <li title="About This Manual"><a href="reltool_intro.html#id2254463">About This Manual</a></li> <li title="Where to Find More Information"><a href="reltool_intro.html#id2259129">Where to Find More Information</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="no" title="Usage" expanded="false">Usage<ul> <li><a href="reltool_usage.html"> Top of chapter </a></li> <li title="Overview"><a href="reltool_usage.html#id2253054">Overview</a></li> <li title="System window"><a href="reltool_usage.html#id2252636">System window</a></li> <li title="Application window"><a href="reltool_usage.html#id2252971">Application window</a></li> <li title="Module window"><a href="reltool_usage.html#id2254801">Module window</a></li> </ul> </li> <li id="no" title="Examples" expanded="false">Examples<ul> <li><a href="reltool_examples.html"> Top of chapter </a></li> <li title="Start and stop windows and servers"><a href="reltool_examples.html#id2257019">Start and stop windows and servers</a></li> <li title="Inspecting the configuration"><a href="reltool_examples.html#id2257061">Inspecting the configuration</a></li> <li title="Generate release and script files"><a href="reltool_examples.html#id2257675">Generate release and script files</a></li> <li title="Create a target system"><a href="reltool_examples.html#id2257110">Create a target system</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </div></div> <div id="content"> <div class="innertube"> <h1>1 Introduction</h1> <p><span class="code">Reltool</span> is a release management tool. It analyses a given Erlang/OTP installation and determines various dependencies between applications. The <span class="code">graphical</span> frontend depicts the dependencies and enables interactive customization of a target system. The backend provides a <span class="code">batch</span> interface for generation of customized target systems.</p> <h3><a name="id2253721">1.1 Scope and Purpose</a></h3> <p>This manual describes the Reltool application, as a component of the Erlang/Open Telecom Platform development environment. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the Erlang Development Environment, which is described in a separate User's Guide.</p> <h3><a name="id2251709">1.2 Prerequisites</a></h3> <p>The following prerequisites is required for understanding the material in the Reltool User's Guide:</p> <ul> <li> <p>familiarity with Erlang/OTP system principles and Erlang/OTP design principles</p> </li> </ul> <p>The application requires Erlang/OTP release R13B02 or later.</p> <h3><a name="id2254463">1.3 About This Manual</a></h3> <p>In addition to this introductory chapter, the Reltool User's Guide contains the following chapters:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Chapter 2: "Usage" describes the architecture and typical usage of the application.</p> </li> <li> <p>Chapter 3: "Examples" gives some usage examples</p> </li> </ul> <h3><a name="id2259129">1.4 Where to Find More Information</a></h3> <p>Refer to the following documentation for more information about Reltool and about the Erlang/OTP development system:</p> <ul> <li> <p>the Reference Manual of <span class="code">Reltool</span></p> </li> <li> <p>the Erlang/OTP <span class="code">System Principles</span></p> </li> <li> <p>the Erlang/OTP <span class="code">Design Principles</span></p> </li> <li> <p>Programming Erlang: Software for a Concurrent World (2007), Pragmatic Bookshelf, ISBN13: 9781934356005.</p> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="footer"> <hr> <p>Copyright © 2009-2010 Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</p> </div> </div> </div></body> </html>