INSTALL.erlang

This file contains instructions for building Piqi to be used as a data
serialization system for Erlang.


PREREQUISITES
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        Piqi requires Erlang/OTP version >= R13B04


PIQI REBAR PACKAGE
==================

The easiest way to build and install Piqi for Erlang is to use the rebar[1]
package. It is maintained in a separate GitHub repository:

        https://github.com/alavrik/piqi-erlang


[1] Rebar is a build system for Erlang projects: https://github.com/basho/rebar


INSTALLING PIQI FROM SOURCE CODE
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1. Follow general build and installation instructions from the INSTALL file.

2. Build "piqi" Erlang application:

        make erlang

        After that, the binary build as well as sources can be found in
        "piqi-erlang" directory which has an OTP-compliant structure.