Simple quick question: does a Mix application (i.e. one created by ‘mix new’) and compiled with ‘mix’ almost always correspond to an erlang application?
I see
that we have generated a kv.app, so for sure there is a correspondence.
that we have generated a kv.app, so for sure there is a correspondence.
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An elixir app does correspond to an erlang app. Not only that, but it is actually compiled that the app file is generated in erlang, just take look into it.
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great… thanks for confirming, Nobbz.
I was just digging some more, and while there’s some wording that Mix can be used for non-application purposes, it seems like the great majority of situations are apps.
I’m assuming there’s a relx-like release manager that works with Mix too?
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Elixir applications are Erlang applications. There’s no difference. I
think mix always produces an application.
And yes, relx works with mix and Elixir. There’s also
https://github.com/bitwalker/exrm that adds some elixir-specific things on
top of relx.
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I don’t know exactly how release management works, but there is one prominent which i read about often, called exrm and even referenced in the Phoenix guides.
Also remember, an application by the means of erlang is not only a piece of software that you deploy and run, but also libraries or packages.
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