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| author | Michael Truog <[email protected]> | 2016-11-01 11:23:46 -0700 |
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| committer | Michael Truog <[email protected]> | 2016-11-01 11:23:46 -0700 |
| commit | 4e9fb96b1466a148ba7afc9afe03f6e8807066aa (patch) | |
| tree | b63b419bde7afb4cffc06ffe4130e84751ba55ed /HOWTO | |
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Add otp_build update_primary to HOWTO INSTALL
Document the existence of the otp_build update_primary command,
to verify that the bootstrap beam files match the source files.
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diff --git a/HOWTO/INSTALL.md b/HOWTO/INSTALL.md index 551ecdd224..447a23128f 100644 --- a/HOWTO/INSTALL.md +++ b/HOWTO/INSTALL.md @@ -568,6 +568,10 @@ as before, but the build process will take a much longer time. > automatically when `make` is invoked from `$ERL_TOP` with either the > `clean` target, or the default target. It is also automatically invoked > if `./otp_build remove_prebuilt_files` is invoked. +> +> If you need to verify the bootstrap beam files match the provided +> source files, use `./otp_build update_primary` to create a new commit that +> contains differences, if any exist. #### How to Build a Debug Enabled Erlang RunTime System #### |