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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/reltool/doc/src')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/reltool/doc/src/reltool.xml | 31 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/reltool/doc/src/reltool_usage.xml | 11 |
2 files changed, 34 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/lib/reltool/doc/src/reltool.xml b/lib/reltool/doc/src/reltool.xml index 2567a72999..8437b7a623 100644 --- a/lib/reltool/doc/src/reltool.xml +++ b/lib/reltool/doc/src/reltool.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <header> <copyright> <year>2009</year> - <year>2012</year> + <year>2013</year> <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -51,8 +51,18 @@ defines library directories where additional applications may reside and it defaults to the directories listed by the operating system environment variable - <c>ERL_LIBS</c>. See the module <c>code</c> for more info. - Finally single modules and entire applications may be read from + <c>ERL_LIBS</c>. See the module <c>code</c> for more info.</p> + + <p>An application directory <c>AppDir</c> under a library + directory is recognized by the existence of an <c>AppDir/ebin</c> + directory. If this does not exist, <c>reltool</c> will not + consider <c>AppDir</c> at all when looking for applications.</p> + + <p>It is recommended that application directories are named as the + application, possibly followed by a dash and the version + number. For example <c>myapp</c> or <c>myapp-1.1</c>.</p> + + <p>Finally single modules and entire applications may be read from Escripts.</p> <p>Some configuration parameters control the behavior of Reltool @@ -264,7 +274,8 @@ </taglist> <p>Example:</p> - <p><code>erl -sasl releases_dir \"mytarget/releases\" -boot mytarget/releases/1.0/myrel -boot_var RELTOOL_EXT_LIB mytarget/lib</code></p> + <p><code>erl -sasl releases_dir \"mytarget/releases\" -boot mytarget/releases/1.0/myrel\ + -boot_var RELTOOL_EXT_LIB mytarget/lib</code></p> </item> <tag><c>incl_sys_filters</c></tag> @@ -372,6 +383,11 @@ <p>This parameter is mutual exclusive with <c>lib_dir</c>. If <c>vsn</c> and <c>lib_dir</c> are both omitted, the latest version will be chosen.</p> + <p>Note that in order for reltool to sort application versions + and thereby be able to select the latest, it is required that + the version id for the application consits of integers and + dots only, for example <c>1</c>, <c>2.0</c> or + <c>3.17.1</c>.</p> </item> <tag><c>lib_dir</c></tag> <item> @@ -383,6 +399,11 @@ <p>This parameter is mutual exclusive with <c>vsn</c>. If <c>vsn</c> and <c>lib_dir</c> are both omitted, the latest version will be chosen.</p> + <p>Note that in order for reltool to sort application versions + and thereby be able to select the latest, it is required that + the version id for the application consits of integers and + dots only, for example <c>1</c>, <c>2.0</c> or + <c>3.17.1</c>.</p> </item> <tag><c>mod</c></tag> <item> @@ -446,7 +467,7 @@ <tag><c>incl_cond</c></tag> <item> <p>This parameter controls whether the module is included or not. By - default the <c>mod_incl</c> parameter on application and system level + default the <c>mod_cond</c> parameter on application and system level will be used to control whether the module is included or not. The value of <c>incl_cond</c> overrides the module inclusion policy. <c>include</c> implies that the module is included, while diff --git a/lib/reltool/doc/src/reltool_usage.xml b/lib/reltool/doc/src/reltool_usage.xml index d128e80a77..0041e60d8f 100644 --- a/lib/reltool/doc/src/reltool_usage.xml +++ b/lib/reltool/doc/src/reltool_usage.xml @@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ <header> <copyright> <year>2009</year> - <year>2011</year> + <year>2012</year> <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -257,6 +257,11 @@ policy</c> part of the page. By default the latest version of the application is selected, but it is possible to override this by explicitly selecting another version.</p> + + <p>Note that in order for reltool to sort application versions and + thereby be able to select the latest, it is required that the + version id for the application consits of integers and dots only, + for example <c>1</c>, <c>2.0</c> or <c>3.17.1</c>.</p> <p>By default the <c>Application inclusion policy</c> on system level is used for all applications. Set the value to @@ -335,7 +340,7 @@ <p>There are two categories of modules on the <c>Module dependencies</c> page. If the module is used by other modules, - these are listed under <c>Modules used by others</c>. If the + these are listed under <c>Modules using this</c>. If the module uses other modules, these are listed under <c>Used modules</c>.</p> @@ -365,7 +370,7 @@ <p>There are two categories of modules on the <c>Dependencies</c> page. If the module is used by other modules, these are listed - under <c>Modules used by others</c>. If the module uses other + under <c>Modules using this</c>. If the module uses other modules, these are listed under <c>Used modules</c>.</p> <p>Double click on an module name to launch a module window.</p> |