Mixed Erlang/Elixir projects - can I use mix or rebar?

Question

For Erlang code, I use rebar. For Elixir code, I use the built-in mix tool.

Now I want to have a mixed Erlang/Elixir project. Can I use rebar to compile Elixir code? Or can I use mix to compile Erlang code?

If so, how?

Crossover

Answer 1

Mix can compile erlang files if you put them in src. There is a rebar_elixir_plugin to compile Elixir code from rebar but it is not as efficient at it as Mix.

Deandreadeane

Please, use a distinctive name for "Mix" build tool. It is hard to google it! – Bosom

Mix ships with Elixir and can be found in Elixir source code. The tool linked above is a very old variant. – Hochstetler

Yeah I know but still googling "mix" isn't the best thing to find resources. – Bosom

// , We just need to link farm until elixir-lang and its tools are the top results for words like elixir and mix! Like what happens when the non-programmer muggles search for "python" and end up with some weird programming language. FTW. – Simonize