Command-line tool

kerl

brew/kerl

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Easy building and installing of Erlang/OTP instances

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Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install kerl

Build and install an Erlang/OTP version in a directory

kerl build-install 28.0 28.0 path/to/installation_directory/28.0

Activate an Erlang/OTP installation

. path/to/installation/activate

Deactivate the current Erlang/OTP installation

kerl_deactivate

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