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@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ middle-ware to develop these systems. It includes its own distributed database, applications to interface towards other languages, debugging and release handling tools. +ERTS and BEAM +------------- +**BEAM** is the name of the virtual machine where all Erlang code is executed. +Every compiled Erlang file has the suffix .beam. The virtual machine +is sometimes referred to as the emulator. + +**ERTS** is the Erlang Runtime System where the BEAM, kernel and +standard libraries amongst others are included. + More information can be found at [erlang.org] [1]. Building and Installing @@ -27,52 +36,46 @@ Here are the [instructions for submitting patches] [2]. In short: -* We prefer to receive proposed updates via email on the - [`erlang-patches`] [3] mailing list rather than through a pull request. - Pull requests are not practical because we have a strict policy never to - merge any untested changes to the development branch (the only exception - being **obviously** correct changes, such as corrections of typos). +* Submit your patch by opening a new Pull Request. -* We merge all proposed updates to the `pu` (*proposed updates*) branch, - typically within one working day. +* Go to the JIRA issue tracker at [bugs.erlang.org] [7] to + see reported issues which you can contribute to. + Search for issues with the status *Contribution Needed*. -* At least once a day, the contents of the `pu` branch will be built on - several platforms (Linux, Solaris, Mac OS X, Windows, and so on) and - automatic test suites will be run. We will email you if any problems are - found. -* If a proposed change builds and passes the tests, it will be reviewed - by one or more members of the Erlang/OTP team at Ericsson. The reviewer - may suggest improvements that are needed before the change can be accepted - and merged. +Bug Reports +-------------------------- + +Please look at the [instructions for submitting bugs reports] [6]. -* Once or twice a week, a status email called ["What's cooking in Erlang/OTP"] [4] - will be sent to the [`erlang-patches`] [3] mailing list. Copyright and License --------------------- > %CopyrightBegin% > -> Copyright Ericsson AB 2010-2012. All Rights Reserved. +> Copyright Ericsson AB 2010-2014. All Rights Reserved. +> +> Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); +> you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. +> You may obtain a copy of the License at > -> The contents of this file are subject to the Erlang Public License, -> Version 1.1, (the "License"); you may not use this file except in -> compliance with the License. You should have received a copy of the -> Erlang Public License along with this software. If not, it can be -> retrieved online at http://www.erlang.org/. +> http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 > -> Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" -> basis, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See -> the License for the specific language governing rights and limitations -> under the License. +> Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software +> distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, +> WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. +> See the License for the specific language governing permissions and +> limitations under the License. > > %CopyrightEnd% [1]: http://www.erlang.org - [2]: http://wiki.github.com/erlang/otp/submitting-patches + [2]: http://wiki.github.com/erlang/otp/contribution-guidelines [3]: http://www.erlang.org/static/doc/mailinglist.html [4]: http://erlang.github.com/otp/ [5]: HOWTO/INSTALL.md + [6]: https://github.com/erlang/otp/wiki/Bug-reports + [7]: http://bugs.erlang.org |