From d634d08090677e1f0f0d41a461c7ad8b688e1afd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patrik Nyblom Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 16:38:14 +0200 Subject: Convert windows start_erl to take rootdir on command line --- erts/doc/src/start_erl.xml | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'erts/doc/src') diff --git a/erts/doc/src/start_erl.xml b/erts/doc/src/start_erl.xml index 21cc901f52..6f6930af7e 100644 --- a/erts/doc/src/start_erl.xml +++ b/erts/doc/src/start_erl.xml @@ -69,12 +69,29 @@ program. Everything after is interpreted as options to itself. -reldir <release root> - Mandatory if the environment variable is not - specified. Tells start_erl where the root of the - release tree is placed in the file-system - (like <Erlang root>\\releases). The - file is expected to be placed in - this directory (if not otherwise specified). + + Mandatory if the environment variable + is not specified and no + -rootdir option is given. Tells start_erl where the + root of the release tree is placed in the file-system (typically + <Erlang root>\\releases). The + file is expected to be + placed in this directory (if not otherwise specified). If + only the -rootdir option is given, the directory is + assumed to be <Erlang root>\\releases. + + -rootdir <Erlang root directory> + + Mandatory if -reldir is not given and there is + no in the environment. This + specifies the Erlang installation root directory (under + which the lib, releases and + erts-<Version> directories are placed). If only + -reldir (or the environment variable + ) is given, the Erlang root is assumed to + be the directory exactly one level above the release + directory. + -data <data file name> Optional, specifies another data file than start_erl.data in the <release root>. It is specified relative to the -- cgit v1.2.3