Step 3: Make a Command-Line Executable
Explore how to transform Elixir code into command-line executables using mix and Erlang’s escript. Learn to configure the mix.exs file and implement a main function for argument handling, enabling you to package and run applications easily across platforms.
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Although we can run our code by calling the run function via mix, it isn’t friendly for other users. So, let’s create something we can run from the command line.
Update mix.exs file
Mix can package our code, along with its dependencies, into a single file that can be run on any Unix-based platform. This uses Erlang’s escript utility, which can run precompiled programs stored as a ZIP archive. In our case, the ...