i(AbsModule) -> {module,Module} | error
i(AbsModules) -> ok
ni(AbsModule) -> {module,Module} | error
ni(AbsModules) -> ok
Types
Interprets the specified module(s). i/1
interprets the module only at the current node. ni/1
interprets the module at all known nodes.
A module can be specified by its module name (atom) or filename.
If specified by its module name, the object code Module.beam
is searched for in the current path. The source code Module.erl
is searched for first in the same directory as the object code, then in an src
directory next to it.
If specified by its filename, the filename can include a path and the .erl
extension can be omitted. The object code Module.beam
is searched for first in the same directory as the source code, then in an ebin
directory next to it, and then in the current path.
The interpreter requires both the source code and the object code. The object code must include debug information, that is, only modules compiled with option debug_info
set can be interpreted.
The functions returns {module,Module}
if the module was interpreted, otherwise error
is returned.
The argument can also be a list of modules or filenames, in which case the function tries to interpret each module as specified earlier. The function then always returns ok
, but prints some information to stdout
if a module cannot be interpreted.