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On Ubuntu how to install Erlang and Elixir?
Tags: linux wget erlang elixir meetup otp erl erl_top configure prefix make release_tests test_server install bashrc elixir_lang github git clone clean simonstl introducing_elixir sccl sccl_org iex

I went to the Elixir/Erlang Meetup at Hacker Dojo on 2015-02-19.

I web-searched for 'Install Erlang'.

I typed some shell commands at my Ubuntu box: 
ssh -YA ann@localhost
wget http://www.erlang.org/download/otp_src_17.4.tar.gz
tar zxf otp_src_17.4.tar.gz
cd otp_src_17.4/
export ERL_TOP=`pwd`
./configure --prefix=/home/ann/erl
make
make release_tests
cd release/tests/test_server
$ERL_TOP/bin/erl -s ts install -s ts smoke_test batch -s init stop
I visited the html report:

$ERL_TOP/release/tests/test_server/index.html

I saw three failures in the tests.emulator_test.time_SUITE which I ignored since this is just a training installation.

Next, I tried installing Elixir from github and it failed.

Here is a screen dump: 


Here is a screendump:

dan@feb ~ $ ssh -YA ann@localhost
ann@localhost's password: 
Welcome to Ubuntu 14.04.1 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.13.0-45-generic x86_64)

 * Documentation:  https://help.ubuntu.com/

34 packages can be updated.
15 updates are security updates.

Last login: Thu Feb 19 10:53:31 2015 from localhost
ann@feb ~ $ 
ann@feb ~ $ 
ann@feb ~ $ wget http://www.erlang.org/download/otp_src_17.4.tar.gz
--2015-02-20 06:12:04--  http://www.erlang.org/download/otp_src_17.4.tar.gz
Resolving www.erlang.org (www.erlang.org)... 192.121.151.107
Connecting to www.erlang.org (www.erlang.org)|192.121.151.107|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 67171182 (64M) [text/plain]
Saving to: ‘otp_src_17.4.tar.gz’

100%[======================================>] 67,171,182   347KB/s   in 3m 11s 

2015-02-20 06:15:16 (344 KB/s) - ‘otp_src_17.4.tar.gz’ saved [67171182/67171182]

ann@feb ~ $ 
ann@feb ~ $ 
ann@feb ~ $ 

ann@feb ~ $ 
ann@feb ~ $ tar zxf otp_src_17.4.tar.gz
ann@feb ~ $ 
ann@feb ~ $ 
ann@feb ~ $ cd otp_src_17.4/
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ export ERL_TOP=`pwd`
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 


ann@feb ~ $ 
ann@feb ~ $ 
ann@feb ~ $ javac -version
javac 1.7.0_80-ea
ann@feb ~ $ 
ann@feb ~ $ 


ann@feb ~ $ 
ann@feb ~ $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ ./configure --prefix=/home/ann/erl
Ignoring the --cache-file argument since it can cause the system to be erroneously configured
Disabling caching
checking build system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking host system type... x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
checking for gcc... gcc

snip ...

86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/config.h
config.status: creating include/internal/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/ethread_header_config.h
config.status: creating include/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/erl_int_sizes_config.h
config.status: creating include/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/erl_native_features_config.h
*********************************************************************
**********************  APPLICATIONS DISABLED  **********************
*********************************************************************

odbc           : ODBC library - link check failed

*********************************************************************
*********************************************************************
**********************  APPLICATIONS INFORMATION  *******************
*********************************************************************

wx             : wxWidgets not found, wx will NOT be usable

*********************************************************************
*********************************************************************
**********************  DOCUMENTATION INFORMATION  ******************
*********************************************************************

documentation  : 
                 fop is missing.
                 Using fakefop to generate placeholder PDF files.

*********************************************************************
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 



ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ make
 MAKE	depend
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/erts/emulator'
 MAKE	generate
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/erts/emulator'
 GEN	x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/gen_git_version.mk
 M4	x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/opt/plain/hipe_x86_asm.h
 M4	x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/opt/plain/hipe_amd64_asm.h

snip ...


make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/erts/start_scripts'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/erts/start_scripts'
 GEN	/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/bin/start.script
 GEN	/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/bin/start_sasl.script
 GEN	/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/bin/start_clean.script
 GEN	/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/bin/no_dot_erlang.script
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/erts/start_scripts'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/erts'
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 




ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ make release_tests
if test -f lib/test_server/Makefile; then \
	    (cd lib/test_server; make TESTROOT="/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/release/tests" \
	    PATH=/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/bin/:/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/bootstrap/bin:"${PATH}" release_tests) || exit $?; \
	fi
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/lib/test_server'
=== Entering application test_server

snip ...

chmod -R u+w "/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/release/tests/emulator_test"
tar cf - *_SUITE_data | (cd "/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/release/tests/emulator_test"; tar xf -)
make[2]: Leaving directory `/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/erts/emulator/test'
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/erts/emulator/test'
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 


ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ cd release/tests/test_server
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4/release/tests/test_server $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4/release/tests/test_server $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4/release/tests/test_server $ $ERL_TOP/bin/erl -s ts install -s ts smoke_test batch -s init stop
Running /home/ann/otp_src_17.4/release/tests/test_server/configure --enable-shlib-thread-safety 
Env: []
Eshell V6.3  (abort with ^G)
1> checking build system type... 1> x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
1> checking host system type... 1> x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
1> checking for gcc... 1> gcc

snip ...

1> Updating /home/ann/otp_src_17.4/release/tests/test_server/index.html... 1> done
1> Updating /home/ann/otp_src_17.4/release/tests/test_server/all_runs.html... 1> done
1> 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4/release/tests/test_server $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4/release/tests/test_server $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4/release/tests/test_server $ 




ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ make install
 MAKE	emulator
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/erts'
make[2]: Entering directory `/home/ann/otp_src_17.4/erts/emulator'
 MAKE	opt

snip...


rm -f ct_run
ln -s ../lib/erlang/bin/erl erl
ln -s ../lib/erlang/bin/erlc erlc
ln -s ../lib/erlang/bin/epmd epmd
ln -s ../lib/erlang/bin/run_erl run_erl
ln -s ../lib/erlang/bin/to_erl to_erl
ln -s ../lib/erlang/bin/dialyzer dialyzer
ln -s ../lib/erlang/bin/typer typer
ln -s ../lib/erlang/bin/escript escript
ln -s ../lib/erlang/bin/ct_run ct_run
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 


ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $  vi ~ann/.bashrc
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ bash
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ which erl
/home/ann/erl/bin/erl
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ erl
Eshell V6.3  (abort with ^G)
1>
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 
ann@feb ~/otp_src_17.4 $ 



ann@feb ~ $ 
ann@feb ~ $ git clone https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir.git
Cloning into 'elixir'...
remote: Counting objects: 74979, done.        
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (32835/32835), done.        
remote: Total 74979 (delta 40735), reused 74910 (delta 40682)        
Receiving objects: 100% (74979/74979), 27.37 MiB | 2.39 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (40735/40735), done.
Checking connectivity... done.
ann@feb ~ $ 
ann@feb ~ $ 
ann@feb ~ $ cd elixir
ann@feb ~/elixir $ 
ann@feb ~/elixir $ 
ann@feb ~/elixir $ 


ann@feb ~/elixir $ 
ann@feb ~/elixir $ 
ann@feb ~/elixir $ make clean test
cd lib/elixir && ../../rebar clean
==> elixir (clean)
rm -rf ebin
rm -rf lib/*/ebin
rm -rf lib/elixir/test/ebin

snip ...


Compiled lib/uri.ex
Compiled lib/version.ex
make[1]: Entering directory `/home/ann/elixir'
==> unicode (compile)
Embedding the Unicode database... (this may take a while)
*** stack smashing detected ***: /home/ann/erl/lib/erlang/erts-6.3/bin/beam.smp terminated
Aborted (core dumped)
make[1]: *** [lib/elixir/ebin/Elixir.String.Unicode.beam] Error 134
make[1]: Leaving directory `/home/ann/elixir'
make: *** [lib/elixir/ebin/Elixir.Kernel.beam] Error 2
ann@feb ~/elixir $ 
ann@feb ~/elixir $ 
ann@feb ~/elixir $ 


Next, I tried to run iex and it blew up.


ann@feb ~/elixir $ 
ann@feb ~/elixir $ iex
{error_logger,{{2015,2,20},{7,48,25}},crash_report,

snip ...

Crash dump was written to: erl_crash.dump
Kernel pid terminated (application_controller) 
ann@feb ~/elixir $ 
ann@feb ~/elixir $ 
ann@feb ~/elixir $ 



So, I used apt-get and it worked fine:

wget http://packages.erlang-solutions.com/erlang-solutions_1.0_all.deb && sudo dpkg -i erlang-solutions_1.0_all.deb
apt-get update
apt-get install elixir

Yay!




My notes from the Meetup:

I started by installing Erlang:

wget http://www.erlang.org/download/otp_src_17.4.tar.gz
tar zxf otp_src_17.4.tar.gz

cd otp_src_17.4/

export ERL_TOP=`pwd`

./configure --prefix=/home/dan/erl

make

make release_tests

cd release/tests/test_server

$ERL_TOP/bin/erl -s ts install -s ts smoke_test batch -s init stop

visit $ERL_TOP/release/tests/test_server/index.html

make install

vi .bashrc
bash

which erl

Next I installed Elixir.

cd ~

git clone https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir.git

cd elixir 

make clean test

vi .bashrc

bash

iex

1+2.2

http://www.sccl.org/

https://github.com/simonstl/introducing-elixir

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