Add example of using iex -S mix compile #1133
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Add example of using iex -S mix compile
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Usually true but as I recently discovered if the default mix task is replaced may not be the case.
… On Jun 25, 2018, at 23:26, Michał Muskała ***@***.***> wrote:
I don't think the compile part is necessary - iex -S mix should automatically compile.
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Btw, we talk about this on the supervisor chapter: https://elixir-lang.org/getting-started/mix-otp/supervisor-and-application.html (search for |
Updated based on Jose's correction
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Thanks see the references there very helpful. |
Updated reference to more detailed documentation based jose's comments.
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| > Note: if you are on Windows, you can also try `iex.bat --werl` which may provide a better experience depending on which console you are using. | |||
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| > Note: if you want to run `iex` with the project and dependent modules automatically loaded in interactive mode run `iex -S mix run`. See [Supervisor and application](/getting-started/mix-otp/supervisor-and-application.html) for more details. | |||
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I am afraid this will be confusing for developers getting started because at this point they have no idea what mix is. Should they run this command? Does it matter? What are "dependent modules"? What is interactive mode? Remember this is the first chapter of the getting started.
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Okay makes sense. I'll move this to the next section that talks about IEX
Removed comment as suggested by Jose
Updated version, please let me know if this is a better introduction and flows better
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Add example of using iex -S mix compile