Erlang Plugin Version 1 for NetBeans 6.7 Released

I'm pleased to announce Erlang plugin (ErlyBird?) version 1 for NetBeans 6.7 is released.

NetBeans 6.7 RC3 or above is a requirement.

What's new:

  • It's rewritten in Scala instead of Java
  • More reliable instant rename
  • Display extracted document information from source comment when doing auto-completion.

To download, please go to: ​https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=192439&package_id=226387

To install:

  • Open NetBeans, go to "Tools" -> "Plugins", click on "Downloaded" tab title, click on "Add Plugins..." button, choose the directory where the Erlang plugin are unzipped, select all listed *.nbm files, following the instructions.
  • Make sure your Erlang bin path is under OS environment PATH, you can also check/set your OTP path: From [Tools]->[Erlang Platform], fill in the full path of your 'erl.exe' or 'erl' file in "Interpreter", for instance: "C:/erl/bin/erl.exe". Or open the "Brows" dialog to locate the erlang installation.
  • When you open/create an Erlang project first time, the OTP libs will be indexed. Take a coffee and wait, the indexing time varies from 10 to 30 minutes depending on your computer.

Feedback and bug reports are welcome.

  • Posted: 2009-06-16 16:00 (Updated: 2012-01-03 12:09)
  • Author: dcaoyuan
  • Categories: NetBeans

Comments

1. Praveen Ray -- 2009-06-16 16:00

I guess it's time to get out of Emacs and give these IDEs a try now. But first, I must load up on all the RAM I can find!

2. Caoyuan -- 2009-06-16 16:00

@Praveen, you are right, I've upgraded my macbook to 4G RAM :-)

3. YS -- 2009-06-18 16:00

Probably a silly question, but I'm unable to find the "Options" item within the "Tools" menu on OS X. Plugin is installed, but I cannot locate where I can specify the path. I've a "Erlang platform" but it doesn't accept the 'erl' binary I have (installed with port).

What have I missed ? Thx.

4. Caoyuan -- 2009-06-19 16:00

@YS, the configuration place seems gone, I'll fix the configuration issue in next release. But simply get "erl" under your os environment should work.

For "erl" under environment path issue, see ​http://wiki.netbeans.info/MacOSXEnvForApp

5. Caoyuan -- 2009-06-19 16:00

@YS, I forgot that the Erlang platform setting place has been changed to [Tools] -> [Erlang Platform]

6. Dmitrii 'Mamut' Dimandt -- 2009-06-21 16:00

Amazing! Thank you!

7. mac user -- 2009-06-22 16:00

unable to find the "Options" item within the "Tools" menu on OS X.

Mac OS applications move the Options menu to the "NetBeans" menu as "Preferences"! Complain to Apple ;-)

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