Can't build and install Erlang on pcduino

Question

I have just got my pcduino. I want to write my programs using Erlang and want to use version R16B (so I can use web sockets). When I download and builds R16 the pcduino runs out of virtual memory so the make fails. Has anyone succeeded to install R16 or later versions on an Pcduino?

Answer 1

Erlang-Solutions has done some work on embedded Erlang . They don't mention the pcduino as one of the platforms they've successfully run on, but their general advice is to cross-compile, rather than build directly on the target. ( Conquering Embedded Devices with Erlang )

Here's an example of cross-compiling Erlang from that paper.

$ ./configure -host=arm-linux --with-ssl=/home/development/arm-lib/ --prefix=/opt/erlangR13B04 --without-termcap --disable-hipe --disable-smp-support --disable-megaco-flex-scanner --disable-megaco-reentrant-flex-scanner
make noboot
sudo make install

They also suggest removing the +debug_info flag from makefiles before building, running beam_lib:strip_release(code:root_dir()). , and having the compiler optimize for space ( -Os ) to produce small binaries.