We can likely improve the docs. The configuration is about configuring your app. For configuring the release, there is the options section above: https://hexdocs.pm/mix/1.16.1/Mix.Tasks.Release.html#module-options
On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 1:51 PM Patrick Glind <nax...@gmail.com> wrote: > I also looked here: > https://hexdocs.pm/elixir/config-and-releases.html#releases > > On Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 1:48:37 PM UTC+1 Patrick Glind wrote: > >> Hi José, >> >> I was looking for something like this, however the mix release page only >> shows `runtime_config_path: ...` >> here: >> >> https://hexdocs.pm/mix/1.16.1/Mix.Tasks.Release.html#module-runtime-configuration >> >> and on the bottom of the page I see CLI options, which don't mention the >> runtime_config_path, so I assumed >> I had to use the CLI --path option (which I currently do) >> >> Is there some docs I'm missing with more information about the mix.exs >> releases configuration/options? >> - I was also looking for a way to change the default release using the >> mix.exs file, but couldn't really find anything about that either >> in the docs. >> >> Thank you for your ongoing development of the language! >> >> On Tuesday, February 27, 2024 at 12:34:19 PM UTC+1 José Valim wrote: >> >>> Doing this now would certainly be a breaking change as it would break >>> all usages of mix release today. >>> >>> The easiest way to go about this is to add a "path: " key to your >>> release configuration in your mix.exs, in which you can employ any triple >>> target that you want. :erlang.system_info(:system_architecture) may be a >>> good starting point. >>> >>> On Tue, Feb 27, 2024 at 12:17 PM Patrick Glind <nax...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi team, >>>> >>>> I'm developing on a Mac and deploying/running in production on Linux. >>>> >>>> Because cross compilation currently doesn't work, I've added a simple >>>> Docker run >>>> script that does a mix release in order to create a Linux runnable >>>> output. >>>> >>>> Currently it's not clear that this mix release is targeting Linux and >>>> sometimes I 'mix' >>>> the releases when I want to do a quick test on the Mac (which fails to >>>> execute) >>>> and on occasion I remove the _build folder to ensure I'm not messing up >>>> compilation/releases. >>>> >>>> Currently I'm solving this problem by using `mix release --path ...` in >>>> the Docker script to add /linux/ as a sub path in the _build folder and >>>> stay clear of the Mac output. >>>> >>>> I was dabbling a little bit into Rust the other day and saw that their >>>> `cargo build --release` >>>> when cross compiling adds the triple target in the path like so: >>>> `/target/x86_64-pc-windows-gnu/debug/` >>>> >>>> It would be handy to have a triple target folder in the path as well >>>> for Elixir >>>> either as a default or as a mix.exs -> releases: option >>>> (I know a default would likely break things, so a releases option might >>>> be better) >>>> >>>> Especially if Elixir ever supports cross compilation being able to >>>> distinguish between >>>> the _build sub folders would be a benefit. >>>> >>>> Thank you for consideration >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups "elixir-lang-core" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an email to elixir-lang-co...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/da2cd65f-1008-45dd-b85f-26e627a3f6cbn%40googlegroups.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/da2cd65f-1008-45dd-b85f-26e627a3f6cbn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "elixir-lang-core" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to elixir-lang-core+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/582ef44a-cbf6-4e49-b4bb-4a4f450519d8n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/582ef44a-cbf6-4e49-b4bb-4a4f450519d8n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elixir-lang-core" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to elixir-lang-core+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elixir-lang-core/CAGnRm4LqYMK-BEzVS%3DOB3G3Z_HU1-A4ed6w9Fg6XyZ_w408SeA%40mail.gmail.com.
