dimitarvp

dimitarvp

This is mostly aimed at @rvirding but anyone who knows Erlang and Prolog well enough can answer, of course.

Here goes: I’d like to dip my toes in logic programming a bit. I don’t want to become an expert in Prolog the programming language, only the logic programming aspect of it.

Can Erlog (Prolog running in Erlang console) can actually run in IEx as well? If not, what exactly must be done so it can run in an Erlang console? Sorry if it’s a naive and dumb question, I don’t aim to become an expert in Erlang and I am looking for a quick-and-easy way.

Any help is appreciated.

Showing Posts 20 to 11

dogweather

dogweather

An educational web app to teach International Criminal Law. E.g., is such and such Genocide? Why or why not?

My initial Prolog code:
https://github.com/public-law/war-crimes-explorer/blob/master/crimes.pl

SWI Prolog’s s(CASP) is interesting because it has an explain function. Without that, it’ll be a little more work to show how the proof was arrived at.

rvirding

rvirding

Creator of Erlang

Wow, tell me more and show me!

dogweather

dogweather

I’m now thinking about using Erlog in a web app, presenting a frontend view Phoenix Liveview or a Livebook.

adammokan

adammokan

A little late to the party here, but I’ve been tinkering with Erlog inside Livebook for a while now.

Example Mix.install/2 within LB is:

Mix.install([
  {:erlog, github: "rvirding/erlog", branch: "develop"}
])
dogweather

dogweather

Ah hah - no problem! Thank you.

rvirding

rvirding

Creator of Erlang

Yes, @kip beat me to it. :grinning: I have not put it in hex. I will get around to it eventually, but for now take it from github.

kip

kip

ex_cldr Core Team

I believe Robert is saying you need to install it as a GitHub dependency. ie: {:erlog, githhub: "rvirding/erlog", branch: "develop"}

dogweather

dogweather

There is now an elixir Erlog module with the same interface as the erlang erlog module but with the state as the first argument in the elixir way.

Would you happen to know where we could find it? I checked Hex.pm.

hauleth

hauleth

Function application, but argument is passed as 1st argument to then/2. Useful for in-pipeline incantations, especially when the pipeline argument isn’t the 1st.

rvirding

rvirding

Creator of Erlang

Use the develop branch which contains the latest fixes and improvements. It sometimes takes some times before things make it into the master branch. You can usually rely on the develop as new developments and work are usually done in other branches.

There is now an elixir Erlog module with the same interface as the erlang erlog module but with the state as the first argument in the elixir way.

What does then/2 do?

Where Next? Top

Trending in Questions Top

katta
I having some trouble figuring out if I have set myself too strict of standards for my production server. Currently I can handle 75% of r...
New
achenet
Hello, I’m trying to build a basic Phoenix web-app, and I’d like to use Tailwind. However, when I launch mix phx.server, I get an error...
New
kpanic
Hi everyone, I am toying with the idea of building a “match maker” for giving personal help to people that wants to start coding. I sta...
New
Cxx-mlr
I’m working on a small exercise involving update_in/3, and I came up with this solution: data = %{ name: "Periodic Table", category:...
New
ChrisAmelia
I’ve got trouble wrapping my head around the order in which functions are called in this snippet (from Phoenix’s authentication): toke...
New
dillonoconnor
Is there any way to avoid the Hologram compiler running when using iex? It seems like the front-end code could potentially be disregarded...
New
thiagogsr
** (ArgumentError) expected :max_attempts to be a positive integer, got: {:@, [line: 10, column: 19], [{:max_attempts, [line: 10, column:...
New

Other Trending Topics Top

GenericJam
Edit: 2026 May 15 - This post is archived. Mob is alive!! Main docs: mob v0.7.11 — Documentation A bit of explanation for the slightly c...
New
mudasobwa
I am happy to introduce the very α version of the new programming language compiled to BEAM. Welcome Cure. It has literally three kille...
New
garrison
Hobbes is a low-level distributed database for the Elixir programming language. Hobbes provides a simple, safe, and scalable storage lay...
New
budgie
A little off-topic, but I feel like people here have a good head on their shoulders. I used to be quite good at making software. Was luc...
New
KristerV
Hey. Is there anyone here who creates agents in their apps? Not talking about using agents, but creating them. I’m finding it pretty diff...
New
mcass19
ExRatatui lets you cook up rich terminal UIs in Elixir, powered by Rust’s ratatui via Rustler NIFs. Build interactive terminal applicatio...
New

We're in Beta

About us Mission Statement

Options

Thread Display Mode




Thread Preview

Skip Thread Previews