release_handler

release_handler

Module

release_handler

Module summary

Unpacking and Installation of Release Packages

Description

The release handler process belongs to the SASL application, which is responsible for release handling, that is, unpacking, installation, and removal of release packages.

An introduction to release handling and an example is provided in OTP Design Principles in System Documentation.

A release package is a compressed tar file containing code for a certain version of a release, created by calling systools:make_tar/1,2. The release package is to be located in the $ROOT/releases directory of the previous version of the release, where $ROOT登录查看完整内容