erl_prim_loader
erl_prim_loader
Module
erl_prim_loader
Module summary
Low-level Erlang loader.
Description
This module is used to load all Erlang modules into the system. The start script is also fetched with this low-level loader.
erl_prim_loader
knows about the environment and how to fetch modules.
Command-line flag -loader Loader
can be used to choose the method used by erl_prim_loader
. Two Loader
methods are supported by the Erlang runtime system: efile
and inet
.
Exports
get_file(Filename) -> {ok, Bin, FullName} | error
Types:
Filename = atom() | string() Bin = binary() FullName = string()
Fetches a file using the low-level loader. F