Installing RefactorErl

Dependencies of the latest release

The following list enumerates required software.

Base system

• Erlang OTP 21 or higher (​How to install Erlang)
  • Releases between 0.9.13.02 and 0.9.15.04 are only compatible with Erlang/OTP-R16A or higher versions!
  • If you are using the web interface, please check yaws-specific version requirements, especially if you are using Erlang R16B01.

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

WebInterface

• Server side: Yaws 1.89 or higher (​How to install Yaws)
  
• 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.
For a step-by-step installation tutorial please see LocalInstallLinux.

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