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diff --git a/system/doc/system_principles/create_target.xmlsrc b/system/doc/system_principles/create_target.xmlsrc index f9b27ffc35..ea0d938936 100644 --- a/system/doc/system_principles/create_target.xmlsrc +++ b/system/doc/system_principles/create_target.xmlsrc @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <chapter> <header> <copyright> - <year>2002</year><year>2016</year> + <year>2002</year><year>2018</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -263,6 +263,14 @@ os> <input>/usr/local/erl-target/bin/erl -boot /usr/local/erl-target/releases/FI current directory create not only the file <c>mysystem.rel</c>, but also file <c>sys.config</c>, the latter file is tacitly put in the appropriate directory.</p> + <p>However, it can also be convenient to replace variables in + within a <c>sys.config</c> on the target after unpacking but + before running the release. If you have a <c>sys.config.src</c> + it will be included and is not required to be a valid Erlang term + file like <c>sys.config</c>. Before running the release you must + have a valid <c>sys.config</c> in the same directory, so using + <c>sys.config.src</c> requires having some tool to populate what is + needed and write <c>sys.config</c> to disk before booting the release.</p> </section> <section> @@ -344,7 +352,7 @@ fi START_ERL_DATA=${1:-$RELDIR/start_erl.data} $ROOTDIR/bin/run_erl -daemon /tmp/ $ROOTDIR/log "exec $ROOTDIR/bin/start_erl $ROOTDIR\ -$RELDIR $START_ERL_DATA -heart</code> +$RELDIR $START_ERL_DATA -heart"</code> <p>We use the simplest possible <c>sys.config</c>, which we store in <c>releases/FIRST</c>:</p> <code type="none"> |