1 files changed, 53 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lib/reltool/src/reltool_target.erl b/lib/reltool/src/reltool_target.erl
index a47da75c63..6cb7ba0163 100644
--- a/lib/reltool/src/reltool_target.erl
+++ b/lib/reltool/src/reltool_target.erl
@@ -333,7 +333,9 @@ merge_apps(#rel{name = RelName,
 		       A#app.name =/= ?MISSING_APP_NAME,
 		       not lists:keymember(A#app.name, #app.name, MergedApps2)],
     MergedApps3 = do_merge_apps(RelName, Embedded, Apps, EmbAppType, MergedApps2),
-    sort_apps(lists:reverse(MergedApps3)).
+    RevMerged = lists:reverse(MergedApps3),
+    MergedSortedUsedAndIncs = sort_used_and_incl_apps(RevMerged,RevMerged),
+    sort_apps(MergedSortedUsedAndIncs).
 
 do_merge_apps(RelName, [#rel_app{name = Name} = RA | RelApps], Apps, RelAppType, Acc) ->
     case is_already_merged(Name, RelApps, Acc) of
@@ -509,6 +511,56 @@ load_app_mods(#app{mods = Mods} = App, Mand, PathFlag, Variables) ->
       SplitMods).
 
 %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% sort_used_and_incl_apps(Apps, OrderedApps) -> Apps
+%%   Apps = [#app{}]
+%%   OrderedApps = [#app{}]
+%%
+%% OTP-4121, OTP-9984
+%% (Tickets are written for systools, but needs to be implemented here
+%% as well.)
+%% Make sure that used and included applications are given in the same
+%% order as in the release resource file (.rel). Otherwise load and
+%% start instructions in the boot script, and consequently release
+%% upgrade instructions in relup, may end up in the wrong order.
+
+sort_used_and_incl_apps([#app{info=Info} = App|Apps], OrderedApps) ->
+    Incls2 =
+	case Info#app_info.incl_apps of
+	    Incls when length(Incls)>1 ->
+		sort_appl_list(Incls, OrderedApps);
+	    Incls ->
+		Incls
+	end,
+    Uses2 =
+	case Info#app_info.applications of
+	    Uses when length(Uses)>1 ->
+		sort_appl_list(Uses, OrderedApps);
+	    Uses ->
+		Uses
+	end,
+    App2 = App#app{info=Info#app_info{incl_apps=Incls2, applications=Uses2}},
+    [App2|sort_used_and_incl_apps(Apps, OrderedApps)];
+sort_used_and_incl_apps([], _OrderedApps) ->
+    [].
+
+sort_appl_list(List, Order) ->
+    IndexedList = find_pos(List, Order),
+    SortedIndexedList = lists:keysort(1, IndexedList),
+    lists:map(fun({_Index,Name}) -> Name end, SortedIndexedList).
+
+find_pos([Name|Incs], OrderedApps) ->
+    [find_pos(1, Name, OrderedApps)|find_pos(Incs, OrderedApps)];
+find_pos([], _OrderedApps) ->
+    [].
+
+find_pos(N, Name, [#app{name=Name}|_OrderedApps]) ->
+    {N, Name};
+find_pos(N, Name, [_OtherAppl|OrderedApps]) ->
+    find_pos(N+1, Name, OrderedApps).
+
+
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 %% Function: sort_apps(Apps) -> {ok, Apps'} | throw({error, Error})
 %% Types: Apps = {{Name, Vsn}, #application}]
 %% Purpose: Sort applications according to dependencies among