Installing RefactorErl

Dependencies of the latest release

The following list enumerates required software.

Base system

• Erlang OTP 23 or higher (​How to install Erlang)
• The security analysis requires Erlang OTP 25 or higher
  • If you are using the web interface, please check yaws-specific version requirements.

• G++ 4.3.6 or higher (for the graph based NIF back-end, for Kyoto Cabinet back-end, for dependency calculation and for duplicated code detection)
• graphviz 2.0 or higher (for graph drawing and dependency visualization)

WebInterface

• Server side: Yaws 1.89 or higher (​to install Yaws)
  
• We recommend to use Yaws 2.0.4 or higher versions.
• Client side: Mozilla Firefox / Google Chrome / Safari

EmacsInterface

• Emacs 23.3 or higher - with ​erlang-mode and widgets (​How to install Emacs)

VimInterface

• Vim 7.2 or higher

Installing the tool itself

You can download the latest release from the ​RefactorErl download page in zipped or gzipped tar format. Please note version-specific dependencies and release-specific announcements.

After unpacking the downloaded archive, the tool should be compiled. To compile the tool, run bin/referl -build tool command in the top level directory of the unpacked tool (or you can use standard make to compile all the application components); after compilation the tool is ready to use.

See StartUp for help on the first steps with the tool.