[Erlang Systems]

1 Introduction

This User's Guide describes the System Architecture Support Libraries (SASL). SASL is itself an Erlang application which currently includes modules for:

These services, and the release structure and release handling processes, are described in this Users's Guide.

1.1 Scope and Purpose

This manual describes the SASL application as a component of the Erlang/Open Telecom Platform development environment. It is assumed that the reader is familiar with the Erlang Development Environment which is described in a separate user's guide.

1.1.1 Exclusions

This User Guide assumes that the reader is familiar with the Erlang programming language and does not explain how to program in Erlang. References to programming manuals are listed at the end of this chapter.

1.2 About This Book

In addition to this introductory chapter, this User's Guide includes the following chapters:

1.2.1 Typographical Conventions

The following typographical conventions are used in this user's guide.

convention where used
command To show command line entries
To show keyboard entries at system prompts
code To highlight Erlang code, module and function names, arguments, variables, and file names.
Examples of Typographical Conventions

1.3 Where to Find More Information

Refer to the following documentation for more information:


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