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rebar
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=====
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rebar is an Erlang build tool that makes it easy to compile and
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test Erlang applications, port drivers and releases.
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rebar is a self-contained Erlang script, so it's easy to distribute or even
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embed directly in a project. Where possible, rebar uses standard Erlang/OTP
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conventions for project structures, thus minimizing the amount of build
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configuration work. rebar also provides dependency management, enabling
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application writers to easily re-use common libraries from a variety of
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locations (git, hg, etc).
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Building
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--------
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Information on building and installing [Erlang/OTP](http://www.erlang.org)
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can be found [here](https://github.com/erlang/otp/wiki/Installation)
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([more info](https://github.com/erlang/otp/blob/master/INSTALL.md)).
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### Dependencies
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To build rebar you will need a working installation of Erlang R13B03 (or
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later).
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Should you want to clone the rebar repository, you will also require git.
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#### Downloading
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You can download a pre-built binary version of rebar from:
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https://github.com/basho/rebar/wiki/rebar
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#### Building rebar
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```sh
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$ git clone git://github.com/basho/rebar.git
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$ cd rebar
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$ ./bootstrap
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Recompile: src/getopt
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...
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Recompile: src/rebar_utils
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==> rebar (compile)
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Congratulations! You now have a self-contained script called "rebar" in
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your current working directory. Place this script anywhere in your path
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and you can use rebar to build OTP-compliant apps.
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```
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Contributing to rebar
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=====================
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Pull requests and branching
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---------------------------
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Use one topic branch per pull request.
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Do not commit to master in your fork.
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Provide a clean branch without any merge commits from upstream.
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Usually you should squash any intermediate commits into the original single commit.
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Code style
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----------
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Do not introduce trailing whitespace.
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Do not mix spaces and tabs.
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Do not introduce lines longer than 80 characters.
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[erlang-mode (emacs)](http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/erlang.el.html) indentation is preferred.
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vi-only users are encouraged to give [Vim emulation](http://emacswiki.org/emacs/Evil)
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([more info](https://gitorious.org/evil/pages/Home)) a try.
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Writing Commit Messages
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-----------------------
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Structure your commit message like this:
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<pre>
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One line summary (less than 50 characters)
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Longer description (wrap at 72 characters)
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</pre>
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### Summary
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* Less than 50 characters
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* What was changed
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* Imperative present tense (fix, add, change)
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* `Fix bug 123`
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* `Add 'foobar' command`
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* `Change default timeout to 123`
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* No period
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### Description
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* Wrap at 72 characters
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* Why, explain intention and implementation approach
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* Present tense
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### Atomicity
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* Break up logical changes
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* Make whitespace changes separately
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Dialyzer and Tidier
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-------------------
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Before you submit a patch check for
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[xref](http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/xref.html) and
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[Dialyzer](http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/dialyzer.html)
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warnings.
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A successful run of ``make check`` looks like:
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```sh
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$ make check
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Recompile: src/rebar_core
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==> rebar (compile)
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Command 'debug' not understood or not applicable
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Congratulations! You now have a self-contained script called "rebar" in
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your current working directory. Place this script anywhere in your path
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and you can use rebar to build OTP-compliant apps.
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==> rebar (xref)
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make: [dialyzer_warnings] Error 2 (ignored)
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```
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[xref](http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/xref.html) and
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[Dialyzer](http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/dialyzer.html) warnings are compared
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against a set of safe-to-ignore warnings
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found in
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[dialyzer_reference](https://raw.github.com/tuncer/rebar/maint/dialyzer_reference)
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and
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[xref_reference](https://raw.github.com/tuncer/rebar/maint/xref_reference).
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It is **strongly recommended** to check the code with
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[Tidier](http://tidier.softlab.ntua.gr:20000/tidier/getstarted).
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Select all transformation options and enable **automatic**
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transformation.
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If Tidier suggests a transformation apply the changes **manually**
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to the source code.
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Do not use the code from the tarball (*out.tgz*) as it will have
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white-space changes
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applied by Erlang's pretty-printer.
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