Very helpful – thank you!
addrummond
mxgrn
Just out of curiosity: would it be correct to say that in this case BEAM never creates a corresponding .beam file?
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mudasobwa
Creator of Cure
BEAM does not create files on its own, Elixir and Erlang compiler do if run under some special conditions (e. g. from the command line.)
If you are compiling files manually, you are responsible for persisting them, if you wish. Here I do it, because Common Test needs tests to be available as beams.
Basically, it’s
{module, code} = Code.compile_file(file)
beam = Path.join(Path.dirname(file), to_string(module) <> ".beam")
:ok = File.write!(Path.join(Path.dirname(file), to_string(module) <> ".beam"), code)
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dimitarvp
I have to admit I don’t remember if the files are created.
But yes, the usual order of executing code, including during compile-time, still applies, regardless if the .beam file is persisted or not.
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