kerl
manages multiple Erlang/OTP installations
TLDR
List available releases
$ kerl list releases
Build Erlang version$ kerl build [26.0] [26.0-build]
Install built version$ kerl install [26.0-build] [~/.kerl/26.0]
Activate installation$ source ~/.kerl/26.0/activate
List installations$ kerl list installations
Delete build$ kerl delete build [26.0-build]
SYNOPSIS
kerl command [args]
DESCRIPTION
kerl manages multiple Erlang/OTP installations. It builds and installs different versions side by side.
The tool handles compilation from source. Activation scripts set up the environment for each version.
PARAMETERS
list releases
Show available versions.list builds
Show completed builds.list installations
Show installed versions.build VSN NAME
Build Erlang version.install BUILD PATH
Install build to path.delete TYPE NAME
Delete build or installation.
CAVEATS
Builds from source. Requires build dependencies. Shell script tool.
HISTORY
kerl was created to manage multiple Erlang installations, similar to tools like rbenv for Ruby.
