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## Start and stop windows and servers

The main process in Reltool is the server. It can be used as it is or be used via the GUI frontend process. When the GUI is started, a server process will automatically be started. The GUI process is started with `reltool:start/0`, `reltool:start/1` or `reltool:start_link/1`. The pid of its server can be obtained with `reltool:get_server/1`

    Erlang/OTP 20 [erts-9.0] [source-c13b302] [64-bit] [smp:4:4] [ds:4:4:10] [async-threads:10]
    [hipe] [kernel-poll:false]
    Eshell V9.0  (abort with ^G)
    1>
    1> {ok, Win} = reltool:start([]).
    {ok,<0.36.01>}
    2> {ok, Server} = reltool:get_server(Win).
    {ok,<0.37.01>}
    3> reltool:get_config(Server).
    {ok,{sys,[]}}
    4>
    4> {ok, Server2} = reltool:start_server([]).
    {ok,<0.6535.01>}
    5> reltool:get_config(Server2).
    {ok,{sys,[]}}
    6> reltool:stop(Server2).
    ok

## Inspecting the configuration

    Erlang/OTP 20 [erts-9.0] [source-c13b302] [64-bit] [smp:4:4] [ds:4:4:10] [async-threads:10]
    [hipe] [kernel-poll:false]
    Eshell V9.0  (abort with ^G)
    1>
    1> Config = {sys, [{escript, "examples/display_args", [{incl_cond, include}]},
    		   {app, inets, [{incl_cond, include}]},
    		   {app, mnesia, [{incl_cond, exclude}]},
    		   {app, ssl, [{incl_cond, exclude}]},
    		   {app, runtime_tools, [{incl_cond, exclude}]},
    		   {app, syntax_tools, [{incl_cond, exclude}]}]}.
    {sys,[{escript,"examples/display_args",[{incl_cond,include}]},
          {app,inets,[{incl_cond,include}]},
          {app,mnesia,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
          {app,ssl,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
          {app,runtime_tools,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
          {app,syntax_tools,[{incl_cond,exclude}]}]}
    2>
    2> {ok, Server} = reltool:start_server([Config]).
    {ok,<0.66.0>}
    3>
    3> reltool:get_config(Server).
    {ok,{sys,[{escript,"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/reltool-0.7.3/examples/display_args",
                       [{incl_cond,include}]},
              {app,inets,[{incl_cond,include}]},
              {app,mnesia,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
              {app,runtime_tools,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
              {app,ssl,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
              {app,syntax_tools,[{incl_cond,exclude}]}]}}
    4>
    4> reltool:get_config(Server, false, false).
    {ok,{sys,[{escript,"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/reltool-0.7.3/examples/display_args",
                       [{incl_cond,include}]},
              {app,inets,[{incl_cond,include}]},
              {app,mnesia,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
              {app,runtime_tools,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
              {app,ssl,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
              {app,syntax_tools,[{incl_cond,exclude}]}]}}
    5>
    5> reltool:get_config(Server, true, false).
    {ok,{sys,[{root_dir,"/usr/local/lib/erlang"},
              {lib_dirs,[]},
              {escript,"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/reltool-0.7.3/examples/display_args",
                       [{incl_cond,include}]},
              {mod_cond,all},
              {incl_cond,derived},
              {app,inets,
                   [{incl_cond,include},{vsn,undefined},{lib_dir,undefined}]},
              {app,mnesia,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
              {app,runtime_tools,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
              {app,ssl,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
              {app,syntax_tools,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
              {boot_rel,"start_clean"},
              {rel,"start_clean","1.0",[]},
              {rel,"start_sasl","1.0",[sasl]},
              {emu_name,"beam"},
              {relocatable,true},
              {profile,development},
              {incl_sys_filters,[".*"]},
              {excl_sys_filters,[]},
              {incl_app_filters,[".*"]},
              {excl_app_filters,[]},
              {rel_app_type,...},
              {...}|...]}}
    6>
    6> reltool:get_config(Server, true, true).
    {ok,{sys,[{root_dir,"/usr/local/lib/erlang"},
              {lib_dirs,[]},
              {escript,"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/reltool-0.7.3/examples/display_args",
                       [{incl_cond,include}]},
              {mod_cond,all},
              {incl_cond,derived},
              {erts,[{app,erts,
                          [{vsn,"10.0"},
                           {lib_dir,"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/erts-10.0"},
                           {mod,erl_prim_loader,[]},
                           {mod,erl_tracer,[]},
                           {mod,erlang,[]},
                           {mod,erts_code_purger,[]},
                           {mod,erts_dirty_process_signal_handler,[]},
                           {mod,erts_internal,[]},
                           {mod,erts_literal_area_collector,[]},
                           {mod,init,[]},
                           {mod,erl_init,...},
                           {mod,...},
                           {...}|...]}]},
              {app,compiler,
                   [{vsn,"7.0.4"},
                    {lib_dir,"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/compiler-7.0.4"},
                    {mod,beam_a,[]},
                    {mod,beam_asm,[]},
                    {mod,beam_block,[]},
                    {mod,beam_bs,[]},
                    {mod,beam_bsm,[]},
                    {mod,beam_clean,[]},
                    {mod,beam_dead,[]},
                    {mod,beam_dict,[]},
                    {mod,beam_disasm,[]},
                    {mod,beam_except,[]},
                    {mod,beam_flatten,...},
                    {mod,...},
                    {...}|...]},
              {app,crypto,
                   [{vsn,"3.7.4"},
                    {lib_dir,"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/crypto-3.7.4"},
                    {mod,crypto,[]},
                    {mod,crypto_ec_curves,[]}]},
              {app,hipe,
                   [{vsn,"3.15.4"},
                    {lib_dir,"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/hipe-3.15.4"},
                    {mod,cerl_cconv,[]},
                    {mod,cerl_closurean,[]},
                    {mod,cerl_hipeify,[]},
                    {mod,cerl_lib,[]},
                    {mod,cerl_messagean,[]},
                    {mod,cerl_pmatch,[]},
                    {mod,cerl_prettypr,[]},
                    {mod,cerl_to_icode,[]},
                    {mod,cerl_typean,...},
                    {mod,...},
                    {...}|...]},
              {app,inets,
                   [{incl_cond,include},
                    {vsn,"6.3.9"},
                    {lib_dir,"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/inets-6.3.9"},
                    {mod,ftp,[]},
                    {mod,ftp_progress,[]},
                    {mod,ftp_response,[]},
                    {mod,ftp_sup,[]},
                    {mod,http_chunk,[]},
                    {mod,http_request,[]},
                    {mod,http_response,...},
                    {mod,...},
                    {...}|...]},
              {app,kernel,
                   [{vsn,"5.2"},
                    {lib_dir,"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/kernel-5.2"},
                    {mod,application,[]},
                    {mod,application_controller,[]},
                    {mod,application_master,[]},
                    {mod,application_starter,[]},
                    {mod,auth,[]},
                    {mod,code,[]},
                    {mod,code_server,...},
                    {mod,...},
                    {...}|...]},
              {app,mnesia,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
              {app,runtime_tools,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
              {app,sasl,
                   [{vsn,"3.0.3"},
                    {lib_dir,"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/sasl-3.0.3"},
                    {mod,alarm_handler,[]},
                    {mod,erlsrv,[]},
                    {mod,format_lib_supp,[]},
                    {mod,misc_supp,...},
                    {mod,...},
                    {...}|...]},
              {app,ssl,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
              {app,stdlib,
                   [{vsn,"3.3"},
                    {lib_dir,"/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/stdlib-3.3"},
                    {mod,array,[]},
                    {mod,base64,...},
                    {mod,...},
                    {...}|...]},
              {app,syntax_tools,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
              {app,tools,
                   [{vsn,"2.9.1"},{lib_dir,[...]},{mod,...},{...}|...]},
              {boot_rel,"start_clean"},
              {rel,"start_clean","1.0",[]},
              {rel,"start_sasl","1.0",[...]},
              {emu_name,"beam"},
              {relocatable,true},
              {profile,...},
              {...}|...]}}
    7>
    7> reltool:get_config([{sys, [{profile, embedded}]}], true, false).
    {ok,{sys,[{root_dir,"/usr/local/lib/erlang"},
              {lib_dirs,[]},
              {mod_cond,all},
              {incl_cond,derived},
              {boot_rel,"start_clean"},
              {rel,"start_clean","1.0",[]},
              {rel,"start_sasl","1.0",[sasl]},
              {emu_name,"beam"},
              {relocatable,true},
              {profile,embedded},
              {incl_sys_filters,["^bin","^erts","^lib","^releases"]},
              {excl_sys_filters,["^bin/(erlc|dialyzer|typer)(|\\.exe)$",
                                 "^erts.*/bin/(erlc|dialyzer|typer)(|\\.exe)$",
                                 "^erts.*/bin/.*(debug|pdb)"]},
              {incl_app_filters,["^ebin","^include","^priv"]},
              {excl_app_filters,[]},
              {rel_app_type,permanent},
              {embedded_app_type,load},
              {app_file,keep},
              {debug_info,keep}]}}
    8>
    8> reltool:get_config([{sys, [{profile, standalone}]}], true, false).
    {ok,{sys,[{root_dir,"/usr/local/lib/erlang"},
              {lib_dirs,[]},
              {mod_cond,all},
              {incl_cond,derived},
              {boot_rel,"start_clean"},
              {rel,"start_clean","1.0",[]},
              {rel,"start_sasl","1.0",[sasl]},
              {emu_name,"beam"},
              {relocatable,true},
              {profile,standalone},
              {incl_sys_filters,["^bin/(erl|epmd)(|\\.exe|\\.ini)$",
                                 "^bin/start(|_clean).boot$","^erts.*/bin","^lib$"]},
              {excl_sys_filters,["^erts.*/bin/(erlc|dialyzer|typer)(|\\.exe)$",
                                 "^erts.*/bin/(start|escript|to_erl|run_erl)(|\\.exe)$",
                                 "^erts.*/bin/.*(debug|pdb)"]},
              {incl_app_filters,["^ebin","^priv"]},
              {excl_app_filters,["^ebin/.*\\.appup$"]},
              {rel_app_type,permanent},
              {app_file,keep},
              {debug_info,keep}]}}

## Generate release and script files

    Erlang/OTP 20 [erts-10.0] [source-c13b302] [64-bit] [smp:4:4] [ds:4:4:10] [async-threads:10]
    [hipe] [kernel-poll:false]
    Eshell V10.0  (abort with ^G)
    1>
    1> {ok, Server} = reltool:start_server([{config,
                                             {sys,
                                              [{boot_rel, "NAME"},
                                               {rel, "NAME", "VSN",
                                                [sasl],
                                                [{load_dot_erlang, false}]}]}}]).
    {ok,<0.1288.0>}
    2>
    2> reltool:get_config(Server).
    {ok,{sys,[{boot_rel,"NAME"},
              {rel,"NAME","VSN",[sasl]}]}}
    3>
    3> reltool:get_rel(Server, "NAME").
    {ok,{release,{"NAME","VSN"},
                 {erts,"10.0"},
                 [{kernel,"5.2"},{stdlib,"3.3"},{sasl,"3.0.3"}]}}
    4>
    4> reltool:get_script(Server, "NAME").
    {ok,{script,{"NAME","VSN"},
                [{preLoaded,[erl_prim_loader,erl_tracer,erlang,
                             erts_code_purger,erts_dirty_process_signal_handler,
                             erts_internal,erts_literal_area_collector,init,erl_init,
                             prim_eval,prim_file,prim_inet,prim_zip,zlib]},
                 {progress,preloaded},
                 {path,["$ROOT/lib/kernel-5.2/ebin",
                        "$ROOT/lib/stdlib-3.3/ebin"]},
                 {primLoad,[error_handler]},
                 {kernel_load_completed},
                 {progress,kernel_load_completed},
                 {path,["$ROOT/lib/kernel-5.2/ebin"]},
                 {primLoad,[application,application_controller,
                            application_master,application_starter,auth,code,
                            code_server,disk_log,disk_log_1,disk_log_server,
                            disk_log_sup,dist_ac,dist_util,erl_boot_server|...]},
                 {path,["$ROOT/lib/stdlib-3.3/ebin"]},
                 {primLoad,[array,base64,beam_lib,binary,c,calendar,dets,
                            dets_server,dets_sup,dets_utils,dets_v9,dict|...]},
                 {path,["$ROOT/lib/sasl-3.0.3/ebin"]},
                 {primLoad,[alarm_handler,erlsrv,format_lib_supp,misc_supp,
                            rb,rb_format_supp,release_handler,release_handler_1,sasl,
                            sasl_report|...]},
                 {progress,modules_loaded},
                 {path,["$ROOT/lib/kernel-5.2/ebin",
                        "$ROOT/lib/stdlib-3.3/ebin","$ROOT/lib/sasl-3.0.3/ebin"]},
                 {kernelProcess,heart,{heart,start,[]}},
                 {kernelProcess,error_logger,{error_logger,start_link,[]}},
                 {kernelProcess,application_controller,
                                {application_controller,start,[{...}]}},
                 {progress,init_kernel_started},
                 {apply,{application,load,[...]}},
                 {apply,{application,load,...}},
                 {progress,applications_loaded},
                 {apply,{...}},
                 {apply,...},
                 {...}|...]}}
    5>
    5> reltool:stop(Server).
    ok

## Create a target system

    Erlang/OTP 20 [erts-10.0] [source-c13b302] [64-bit] [smp:4:4] [ds:4:4:10] [async-threads:10]
    [hipe] [kernel-poll:false]
    Eshell V10.0  (abort with ^G)
    1>
    1> Config = {sys, [{escript, "examples/display_args", [{incl_cond, include}]},
    		   {app, inets, [{incl_cond, include}]},
    		   {app, mnesia, [{incl_cond, exclude}]},
    		   {app, ssl, [{incl_cond, exclude}]},
    		   {app, runtime_tools, [{incl_cond, exclude}]},
    		   {app, syntax_tools, [{incl_cond, exclude}]}]}.
    {sys,[{escript,"examples/display_args",[{incl_cond,include}]},
          {app,inets,[{incl_cond,include}]},
          {app,mnesia,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
          {app,ssl,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
          {app,runtime_tools,[{incl_cond,exclude}]},
          {app,syntax_tools,[{incl_cond,exclude}]}]}
    2>
    2> {ok, Spec} = reltool:get_target_spec([Config]).
    {ok,[{create_dir,"releases",
             [{write_file,"start_erl.data","10.0 1.0\n"},
              {create_dir,"1.0",
                  [{write_file,"start_clean.rel",
                       [37,37,32,114,101,108,32,103,101,110,101,114,97,116|...]},
                   {write_file,"start_clean.script",
                       [37,37,32,115,99,114,105,112,116,32,103,101,110|...]},
                   {write_file,"start_clean.boot",
                       <<131,104,3,119,6,115,99,114,105,112,116,104,...>>},
                   {write_file,"start_sasl.rel",
                       [37,37,32,114,101,108,32,103,101,110,101|...]},
                   {write_file,"start_sasl.script",
                       [37,37,32,115,99,114,105,112,116,32|...]},
                   {write_file,"start_sasl.boot",
                       <<131,104,3,119,6,115,99,114,105,...>>}]}]},
         {create_dir,"bin",
             [{copy_file,"display_args.escript",
                  "/usr/local/lib/erlang/lib/reltool-0.7.3/examples/display_args"},
              {copy_file,"display_args","erts-10.0/bin/escript"},
              {copy_file,"start","erts-10.0/bin/start"},
              {copy_file,"ct_run","erts-10.0/bin/ct_run"},
              {copy_file,"dialyzer","erts-10.0/bin/dialyzer"},
              {copy_file,"run_erl","erts-10.0/bin/run_erl"},
              {copy_file,"erl","erts-10.0/bin/dyn_erl"},
              {copy_file,"to_erl","erts-10.0/bin/to_erl"},
              {copy_file,"epmd","erts-10.0/bin/epmd"},
              {copy_file,"erlc","erts-10.0/bin/erlc"},
              {copy_file,"typer","erts-10.0/bin/typer"},
              {copy_file,"escript","erts-10.0/bin/escript"},
              {write_file,"start_clean.boot",<<131,104,3,119,6,115,...>>},
              {write_file,"start_sasl.boot",<<131,104,3,119,6,...>>},
              {write_file,"start.boot",<<131,104,3,119,...>>}]},
         {copy_file,"Install"},
         {create_dir,"misc",
             [{copy_file,"format_man_pages"}]},
         {create_dir,"usr",
             [{create_dir,"lib",
                  [{copy_file,"liberl_interface_st.a"},
                   {copy_file,"libic.a"},
                   {copy_file,"liberl_interface.a"},
                   {copy_file,"libei_st.a"},
                   {copy_file,"libei.a"}]},
              {create_dir,"include",
                  [{copy_file,"driver_int.h"},
                   {copy_file,"ei_connect.h"},
                   {copy_file,"ei.h"},
                   {copy_file,"erl_nif_api_funcs.h"},
                   {copy_file,"erl_fixed_size_int_types.h"},
                   {copy_file,"erl_int_sizes_config.h"},
                   {copy_file,"erl_interface.h"},
                   {copy_file,"eicode.h"},
                   {copy_file,"erl_driver.h"},
                   {copy_file,"erlang.idl"},
                   {copy_file,[...]},
                   {copy_file,...},
                   {...}]}]},
         {create_dir,"erts-10.0",
             [{create_dir,"bin",
                  [{copy_file,"start"},
                   {copy_file,"ct_run"},
                   {copy_file,"erlexec"},
                   {copy_file,"dialyzer"},
                   {copy_file,"beam.smp"},
                   {copy_file,"run_erl"},
                   {copy_file,"erl","erts-10.0/bin/dyn_erl"},
                   {copy_file,"to_erl"},
                   {copy_file,"epmd"},
                   {copy_file,"erl_child_setup"},
                   {copy_file,"heart"},
                   {copy_file,[...]},
                   {copy_file,...},
                   {...}|...]},
              {create_dir,"lib",
                  [{create_dir,"internal",
                       [{copy_file,"liberts_internal.a"},
                        {copy_file,"liberts_internal_r.a"},
                        {copy_file,"libethread.a"},
                        {copy_file,"README"}]},
                   ]},
              {create_dir,"src",[{copy_file,"setuid_socket_wrap.c"}]},
              {create_dir,"doc",[]},
              {create_dir,"man",[]},
              {create_dir,"include",
                  [{create_dir,"internal",
                       [{create_dir,"i386",[{...}|...]},
                        {copy_file,"erl_errno.h"},
                        {copy_file,[...]},
                        {copy_file,...},
                        {...}|...]},
                   {copy_file,"driver_int.h"},
                   {copy_file,"erl_nif_api_funcs.h"},
                   {copy_file,"erl_fixed_size_int_types.h"},
                   {copy_file,"erl_int_sizes_config.h"},
                   {copy_file,[...]},
                   {copy_file,...},
                   {...}]}]},
         {create_dir,"lib",
             [{create_dir,"compiler-7.0.4",
                  [{create_dir,"src",
                       [{copy_file,"beam_flatten.erl"},
                        {copy_file,[...]},
                        {copy_file,...},
                        {...}|...]},
                   {create_dir,"ebin",
                       [{copy_file,[...]},{copy_file,...},{...}|...]}]},
              {create_dir,"crypto-3.7.4",
                  [{create_dir,"src",[{copy_file,[...]},{copy_file,...}]},
                   {create_dir,"ebin",[{copy_file,...},{...}|...]}]},
              {create_dir,"crypto-3.7.4",
                  [{create_dir,"priv",
                       [{create_dir,"lib",[{copy_file,[...]},{copy_file,...}]},
                        {create_dir,"obj",[{copy_file,...},{...}|...]}]}]},
              {create_dir,"erts-10.0",
                  [{create_dir,"src",[{...}|...]},
                   {create_dir,"ebin",[...]}]},
              {create_dir,"hipe-3.15.4",
                  [{create_dir,"flow",[...]},
                   {copy_file,[...]},
                   {create_dir,...},
                   {...}|...]},
              {create_dir,"inets-6.3.9",
                  [{create_dir,[...],...},{create_dir,...},{...}]},
              {create_dir,"inets-6.3.9",
                  [{create_dir,"priv",[{create_dir,[...],...}]},
                   {create_dir,"include",[{copy_file,...},{...}]}]},
              {create_dir,"kernel-5.2",[{...}|...]},
              {create_dir,"kernel-5.2",
                  [{create_dir,"include",[{...}|...]}]},
              {create_dir,[...],...},
              {create_dir,...},
              {create_dir,"stdlib-3.3",[{create_dir,...}]},
              ...]}]}
    3>
    3> TargetDir = "/tmp/my_target_dir".
    "/tmp/my_target_dir"
    4>
    4> reltool:eval_target_spec(Spec, code:root_dir(), TargetDir).
    {error,"/tmp/my_target_dir: no such file or directory"}
    5>
    5> file:make_dir(TargetDir).
    ok
    6>
    6> reltool:eval_target_spec(Spec, code:root_dir(), TargetDir).
    ok
    7>
    7> file:list_dir(TargetDir).
    {ok,["bin","Install","lib","misc","usr","erts-10.0",
         "releases"]}
    8>
    8> file:list_dir(filename:join([TargetDir,"lib"])).
    {ok,["tools-2.9.1","inets-6.3.9",
         "kernel-5.2","sasl-3.0.3",
         "crypto-3.7.4","erts-10.0",
         "stdlib-3.3","compiler-7.0.4"]}
    9>
    9> file:make_dir("/tmp/yet_another_target_dir").
    ok
    10>
    10> reltool:create_target([Config], "/tmp/yet_another_target_dir").
    ok
    11>
    11> file:list_dir("/tmp/yet_another_target_dir").
    {ok,["bin","Install","lib","misc","usr","erts-10.0",
         "releases"]}

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