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diff --git a/docs/en/erlang.mk/1/guide/sfx.asciidoc b/docs/en/erlang.mk/1/guide/sfx.asciidoc deleted file mode 100644 index aae2c8d4..00000000 --- a/docs/en/erlang.mk/1/guide/sfx.asciidoc +++ /dev/null @@ -1,49 +0,0 @@ -[[sfx]] -== Self-extracting releases - -Erlang.mk allows you to package xref:relx[Relx releases] as -self-extracting archives. These archives contain all the -files in the release and come in the form of a script that -will extract and run the release automatically. - -This allows you to package the release as a single file -that can then be executed. - -This feature is currently experimental. Feedback is much -appreciated. - -=== Generating the self-extracting archive - -To generate a self-extracting release, all you need to do -is pass the `SFX=1` variable to Make when you build the -release: - -[source,bash] -$ make SFX=1 - -This will create a self-extracting archive in -`$RELX_OUTPUT_DIR/<name>.run`. For example if the release -is named `hello_world` and `$RELX_OUTPUT_DIR` is the default, -the file will be located at `_rel/hello_world.run`. - -=== Running the release - -Simply execute the script to get started: - -[source,bash] ----- -$ ./_rel/hello_world.run -Exec: /tmp/tmp.3eeEq7E1ta/erts-8.1/bin/erlexec ... -Root: /tmp/tmp.3eeEq7E1ta -/tmp/tmp.3eeEq7E1ta -Erlang/OTP 19 [erts-8.1] [source] [64-bit] [smp:4:4] ... - -Eshell V8.1 (abort with ^G) -(hello_world@localhost)1> ----- - -As you can see the archive is extracted to a temporary -directory before the release can be started. - -The self-extracting script currently only supports starting -the release in `console` mode. |