Elixir setup HOWTO

For exercises on our workshops you'll need Erlang 17.x (built with wxWidgets) and Elixir 1.0.x.

Installing Erlang

The simplest way to install Erlang is to follow OS specific instructions on the Erlang Solutions site.

You need Erlang 17.x. Preferably (but not necessary) a 64-bit version.

To verify the installation, start erl from command prompt (Windows users can try werl). Then in Erlang shell enter observer:start().. If everything went well, you should see a GUI Observer application.

To close the shell, just press Ctrl-C twice.

Installing Elixir

To install Elixir just follow OS specific instructions on the official Elixir site. You need Elixir 1.0.x.

To verify the installation, start iex from command prompt (Windows users can try iex --werl), and then in the shell enter :observer.start.

Again, to close the shell, just press Ctrl-C twice.