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diff --git a/system/doc/system_principles/create_target.xml b/system/doc/system_principles/create_target.xmlsrc index 7d9f4681b9..bc2a76db47 100644 --- a/system/doc/system_principles/create_target.xml +++ b/system/doc/system_principles/create_target.xmlsrc @@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ <chapter> <header> <copyright> - <year>2002</year><year>2009</year> + <year>2002</year><year>2011</year> <holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder> </copyright> <legalnotice> @@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ 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/. - + 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. - + </legalnotice> <title>Creating a First Target System</title> @@ -44,10 +44,10 @@ may be irrelevant for the purpose in question. Thus, there is a need to be able to create a new system based on a given Erlang/OTP system, where dispensable applications are removed, - and a set of new applications that are included in the new - system. Documentation and source code is irrelevant and is - therefore not included in the new system.</p> - <p>This chapter is about creating such a system, which we call a + and a set of new applications are included. Documentation and + source code is irrelevant and is therefore not included in the + new system.</p> + <p>This chapter is about creating such a system, which we call a <em>target system</em>.</p> <p>In the following sections we consider creating target systems with different requirements of functionality:</p> @@ -63,10 +63,11 @@ </list> <p>We only consider the case when Erlang/OTP is running on a UNIX system.</p> - <p>There is an example Erlang module <c>target_system.erl</c> that - contains functions for creating and installing a target system. - That module is used in the examples below. The source code of - the module is listed at the end of this chapter.</p> + <p>In the <c>sasl</c> application there is an example Erlang + module <c>target_system.erl</c> that contains functions for + creating and installing a target system. This module is used in + the examples below, and the source code of the module is listed + at the end of this chapter.</p> </section> <section> @@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ file reside, start the Erlang/OTP system:</p> <pre> os> <input>erl -pa /home/user/target_system/myapps/pea-1.0/ebin</input></pre> - <p>where also the path to the <c>pea-1.0</c> ebin directory is + <p>where also the path to the <c>pea-1.0</c> ebin directory is provided. </p> <p><em>Step 3.</em> Now create the target system: </p> <pre> @@ -117,28 +118,41 @@ os> <input>erl -pa /home/user/target_system/myapps/pea-1.0/ebin</input></pre> <code type="none"> erts-5.1/bin/ releases/FIRST/start.boot +releases/FIRST/mysystem.rel releases/mysystem.rel lib/kernel-2.7/ lib/stdlib-1.10/ lib/sasl-1.9.3/ lib/pea-1.0/ </code> <p>The file <c>releases/FIRST/start.boot</c> is a copy of our - <c>mysystem.boot</c>, and a copy of the original - <c>mysystem.rel</c> has been put in the <c>releases</c> - directory.</p> + <c>mysystem.boot</c></p> + <p>The release resource file <c>mysystem.rel</c> is duplicated + in the tar file. Originally, this file was only stored in + the <c>releases</c> directory in order to make it possible + for the <c>release_handler</c> to extract this file + separately. After unpacking the tar + file, <c>release_handler</c> would automatically copy the + file to <c>releases/FIRST</c>. However, sometimes the tar + file is unpacked without involving + the <c>release_handler</c> (e.g. when unpacking the first + target system) and therefore the file is now instead + duplicated in the tar file so no manual copying is + necessary.</p> </item> <item>Creates the temporary directory <c>tmp</c> and extracts the tar file <c>mysystem.tar.gz</c> into that directory. </item> <item>Deletes the <c>erl</c> and <c>start</c> files from - <c>tmp/erts-5.1/bin</c>. XXX Why.</item> + <c>tmp/erts-5.1/bin</c>. These files will be created again from + source when installing the release.</item> <item>Creates the directory <c>tmp/bin</c>.</item> - <item>Copies the previously creates file <c>plain.boot</c> to + <item>Copies the previously created file <c>plain.boot</c> to <c>tmp/bin/start.boot</c>.</item> <item>Copies the files <c>epmd</c>, <c>run_erl</c>, and <c>to_erl</c> from the directory <c>tmp/erts-5.1/bin</c> to the directory <c>tmp/bin</c>.</item> - <item>Creates the file <c>tmp/releases/start_erl.data</c> with the - contents "5.1 FIRST". + <item>Creates the file <c>tmp/releases/start_erl.data</c> with + the contents "5.1 FIRST". This file is to be passed as data + file to the <c>start_erl</c> script. </item> <item>Recreates the file <c>mysystem.tar.gz</c> from the directories in the directory <c>tmp</c>, and removes <c>tmp</c>.</item> @@ -147,7 +161,7 @@ lib/pea-1.0/ </code> <section> <title>Installing a Target System</title> - <p><em>Step 4.</em> Install the created target system in a + <p><em>Step 4.</em> Install the created target system in a suitable directory. </p> <pre> 2> <input>target_system:install("mysystem", "/usr/local/erl-target").</input></pre> @@ -187,7 +201,7 @@ os> <input>/usr/local/erl-target/bin/erl</input></pre> <pre> os> <input>/usr/local/erl-target/bin/erl -boot /usr/local/erl-target/releases/FIRST/start</input></pre> <p>We start a <em>simple target system</em> as above. The only difference - is that also the file <c>releases/RELEASES</c> is present for + is that also the file <c>releases/RELEASES</c> is present for code replacement in run-time to work.</p> <p>To start an <em>embedded target system</em> the shell script <c>bin/start</c> is used. That shell script calls @@ -210,7 +224,7 @@ os> <input>/usr/local/erl-target/bin/erl -boot /usr/local/erl-target/releases/FI file of the release version found (<c>"releases/FIRST/start.boot"</c>).</p> <p><c>start_erl</c> also assumes that there is <c>sys.config</c> in - release version directory (<c>"releases/FIRST/sys.config</c>). That + release version directory (<c>"releases/FIRST/sys.config"</c>). That is the topic of the next section (see below).</p> <p>The <c>start_erl</c> shell script should normally not be altered by the user.</p> @@ -222,7 +236,7 @@ os> <input>/usr/local/erl-target/bin/erl -boot /usr/local/erl-target/releases/FI <c>sys.config</c> in the release version directory (<c>"releases/FIRST/sys.config"</c>). If there is no such a file, the system start will fail. Hence such a file has to - added as well.</p> + be added as well.</p> <p></p> <p>If you have system configuration data that are neither file location dependent nor site dependent, it may be convenient to @@ -245,253 +259,9 @@ os> <input>/usr/local/erl-target/bin/erl -boot /usr/local/erl-target/releases/FI <section> <title>Listing of target_system.erl</title> - <code type="none"><![CDATA[ --module(target_system). --include_lib("kernel/include/file.hrl"). --export([create/1, install/2]). --define(BUFSIZE, 8192). - -%% Note: RelFileName below is the *stem* without trailing .rel, -%% .script etc. -%% - -%% create(RelFileName) -%% -create(RelFileName) -> - RelFile = RelFileName ++ ".rel", - io:fwrite("Reading file: \"~s\" ...~n", [RelFile]), - {ok, [RelSpec]} = file:consult(RelFile), - io:fwrite("Creating file: \"~s\" from \"~s\" ...~n", - ["plain.rel", RelFile]), - {release, - {RelName, RelVsn}, - {erts, ErtsVsn}, - AppVsns} = RelSpec, - PlainRelSpec = {release, - {RelName, RelVsn}, - {erts, ErtsVsn}, - lists:filter(fun({kernel, _}) -> - true; - ({stdlib, _}) -> - true; - (_) -> - false - end, AppVsns) - }, - {ok, Fd} = file:open("plain.rel", [write]), - io:fwrite(Fd, "~p.~n", [PlainRelSpec]), - file:close(Fd), - - io:fwrite("Making \"plain.script\" and \"plain.boot\" files ...~n"), - make_script("plain"), - - io:fwrite("Making \"~s.script\" and \"~s.boot\" files ...~n", - [RelFileName, RelFileName]), - make_script(RelFileName), - - TarFileName = io_lib:fwrite("~s.tar.gz", [RelFileName]), - io:fwrite("Creating tar file \"~s\" ...~n", [TarFileName]), - make_tar(RelFileName), - - io:fwrite("Creating directory \"tmp\" ...~n"), - file:make_dir("tmp"), - - io:fwrite("Extracting \"~s\" into directory \"tmp\" ...~n", [TarFileName]), - extract_tar(TarFileName, "tmp"), - - TmpBinDir = filename:join(["tmp", "bin"]), - ErtsBinDir = filename:join(["tmp", "erts-" ++ ErtsVsn, "bin"]), - io:fwrite("Deleting \"erl\" and \"start\" in directory \"~s\" ...~n", - [ErtsBinDir]), - file:delete(filename:join([ErtsBinDir, "erl"])), - file:delete(filename:join([ErtsBinDir, "start"])), - - io:fwrite("Creating temporary directory \"~s\" ...~n", [TmpBinDir]), - file:make_dir(TmpBinDir), - - io:fwrite("Copying file \"plain.boot\" to \"~s\" ...~n", - [filename:join([TmpBinDir, "start.boot"])]), - copy_file("plain.boot", filename:join([TmpBinDir, "start.boot"])), - - io:fwrite("Copying files \"epmd\", \"run_erl\" and \"to_erl\" from \n" - "\"~s\" to \"~s\" ...~n", - [ErtsBinDir, TmpBinDir]), - copy_file(filename:join([ErtsBinDir, "epmd"]), - filename:join([TmpBinDir, "epmd"]), [preserve]), - copy_file(filename:join([ErtsBinDir, "run_erl"]), - filename:join([TmpBinDir, "run_erl"]), [preserve]), - copy_file(filename:join([ErtsBinDir, "to_erl"]), - filename:join([TmpBinDir, "to_erl"]), [preserve]), - - StartErlDataFile = filename:join(["tmp", "releases", "start_erl.data"]), - io:fwrite("Creating \"~s\" ...~n", [StartErlDataFile]), - StartErlData = io_lib:fwrite("~s ~s~n", [ErtsVsn, RelVsn]), - write_file(StartErlDataFile, StartErlData), - - io:fwrite("Recreating tar file \"~s\" from contents in directory " - "\"tmp\" ...~n", [TarFileName]), - {ok, Tar} = erl_tar:open(TarFileName, [write, compressed]), - {ok, Cwd} = file:get_cwd(), - file:set_cwd("tmp"), - erl_tar:add(Tar, "bin", []), - erl_tar:add(Tar, "erts-" ++ ErtsVsn, []), - erl_tar:add(Tar, "releases", []), - erl_tar:add(Tar, "lib", []), - erl_tar:close(Tar), - file:set_cwd(Cwd), - io:fwrite("Removing directory \"tmp\" ...~n"), - remove_dir_tree("tmp"), - ok. - - -install(RelFileName, RootDir) -> - TarFile = RelFileName ++ ".tar.gz", - io:fwrite("Extracting ~s ...~n", [TarFile]), - extract_tar(TarFile, RootDir), - StartErlDataFile = filename:join([RootDir, "releases", "start_erl.data"]), - {ok, StartErlData} = read_txt_file(StartErlDataFile), - [ErlVsn, RelVsn| _] = string:tokens(StartErlData, " \n"), - ErtsBinDir = filename:join([RootDir, "erts-" ++ ErlVsn, "bin"]), - BinDir = filename:join([RootDir, "bin"]), - io:fwrite("Substituting in erl.src, start.src and start_erl.src to\n" - "form erl, start and start_erl ...\n"), - subst_src_scripts(["erl", "start", "start_erl"], ErtsBinDir, BinDir, - [{"FINAL_ROOTDIR", RootDir}, {"EMU", "beam"}], - [preserve]), - io:fwrite("Creating the RELEASES file ...\n"), - create_RELEASES(RootDir, - filename:join([RootDir, "releases", RelFileName])). - -%% LOCALS + <p>This module can also be found in the <c>examples</c> directory + of the <c>sasl</c> application.</p> + <codeinclude file="../../../lib/sasl/examples/src/target_system.erl" tag="%module" type="erl"></codeinclude> -%% make_script(RelFileName) -%% -make_script(RelFileName) -> - Opts = [no_module_tests], - systools:make_script(RelFileName, Opts). - -%% make_tar(RelFileName) -%% -make_tar(RelFileName) -> - RootDir = code:root_dir(), - systools:make_tar(RelFileName, [{erts, RootDir}]). - -%% extract_tar(TarFile, DestDir) -%% -extract_tar(TarFile, DestDir) -> - erl_tar:extract(TarFile, [{cwd, DestDir}, compressed]). - -create_RELEASES(DestDir, RelFileName) -> - release_handler:create_RELEASES(DestDir, RelFileName ++ ".rel"). - -subst_src_scripts(Scripts, SrcDir, DestDir, Vars, Opts) -> - lists:foreach(fun(Script) -> - subst_src_script(Script, SrcDir, DestDir, - Vars, Opts) - end, Scripts). - -subst_src_script(Script, SrcDir, DestDir, Vars, Opts) -> - subst_file(filename:join([SrcDir, Script ++ ".src"]), - filename:join([DestDir, Script]), - Vars, Opts). - -subst_file(Src, Dest, Vars, Opts) -> - {ok, Conts} = read_txt_file(Src), - NConts = subst(Conts, Vars), - write_file(Dest, NConts), - case lists:member(preserve, Opts) of - true -> - {ok, FileInfo} = file:read_file_info(Src), - file:write_file_info(Dest, FileInfo); - false -> - ok - end. - -%% subst(Str, Vars) -%% Vars = [{Var, Val}] -%% Var = Val = string() -%% Substitute all occurrences of %Var% for Val in Str, using the list -%% of variables in Vars. -%% -subst(Str, Vars) -> - subst(Str, Vars, []). - -subst([$%, C| Rest], Vars, Result) when $A =< C, C =< $Z -> - subst_var([C| Rest], Vars, Result, []); -subst([$%, C| Rest], Vars, Result) when $a =< C, C =< $z -> - subst_var([C| Rest], Vars, Result, []); -subst([$%, C| Rest], Vars, Result) when C == $_ -> - subst_var([C| Rest], Vars, Result, []); -subst([C| Rest], Vars, Result) -> - subst(Rest, Vars, [C| Result]); -subst([], _Vars, Result) -> - lists:reverse(Result). - -subst_var([$%| Rest], Vars, Result, VarAcc) -> - Key = lists:reverse(VarAcc), - case lists:keysearch(Key, 1, Vars) of - {value, {Key, Value}} -> - subst(Rest, Vars, lists:reverse(Value, Result)); - false -> - subst(Rest, Vars, [$%| VarAcc ++ [$%| Result]]) - end; -subst_var([C| Rest], Vars, Result, VarAcc) -> - subst_var(Rest, Vars, Result, [C| VarAcc]); -subst_var([], Vars, Result, VarAcc) -> - subst([], Vars, [VarAcc ++ [$%| Result]]). - -copy_file(Src, Dest) -> - copy_file(Src, Dest, []). - -copy_file(Src, Dest, Opts) -> - {ok, InFd} = file:open(Src, [raw, binary, read]), - {ok, OutFd} = file:open(Dest, [raw, binary, write]), - do_copy_file(InFd, OutFd), - file:close(InFd), - file:close(OutFd), - case lists:member(preserve, Opts) of - true -> - {ok, FileInfo} = file:read_file_info(Src), - file:write_file_info(Dest, FileInfo); - false -> - ok - end. - -do_copy_file(InFd, OutFd) -> - case file:read(InFd, ?BUFSIZE) of - {ok, Bin} -> - file:write(OutFd, Bin), - do_copy_file(InFd, OutFd); - eof -> - ok - end. - -write_file(FName, Conts) -> - {ok, Fd} = file:open(FName, [write]), - file:write(Fd, Conts), - file:close(Fd). - -read_txt_file(File) -> - {ok, Bin} = file:read_file(File), - {ok, binary_to_list(Bin)}. - -remove_dir_tree(Dir) -> - remove_all_files(".", [Dir]). - -remove_all_files(Dir, Files) -> - lists:foreach(fun(File) -> - FilePath = filename:join([Dir, File]), - {ok, FileInfo} = file:read_file_info(FilePath), - case FileInfo#file_info.type of - directory -> - {ok, DirFiles} = file:list_dir(FilePath), - remove_all_files(FilePath, DirFiles), - file:del_dir(FilePath); - _ -> - file:delete(FilePath) - end - end, Files). - ]]></code> </section> </chapter> - |