wiki:Install

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Installing RefactorErl

Dependencies of the latest release

The following list enumerates required software.

Base system

  • Erlang R14B03 or higher (How to install Erlang)
    • Only the 0.9.13.02 release is compatible with Erlang/OTP-R16A!
    • If using the web interface, please check yaws-specific version requirements
  • GCC 4.2 or higher (for the graph based NIF back-end)
  • graphviz 2.0 or higher (for graph drawing and dependency visualization)

WebInterface

  • Server side: Yaws 1.89 or higher (How to install Yaws) (Suggested version is 1.92)
  • Client side: Mozilla Firefox 3.6 or higher / Google Chrome / Safari

EmacsInterface

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.
For a step-by-step installation tutorial please see LocalInstallLinux.

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