I have a nif library and every time i recompile it, I must restart the shell to reload or upgrade this library. Here is my erlang code: -module(q4). -export([init/0]). -on_load(init/0). init()...

Is it possible to call Erlang functions (callback funs) from NIFs? I read the doc(http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/erl_nif.html), but didn't find how to do that.

Hi I'm trying to get the Hello World example for Erlang NIF (Native Implemented Function) shown here http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/erl_nif.html to work from Elixir on OSX 64bit. First I create the...

When implementing NIFs, Dialyzer gives me Function crc16/1 has no local return probably because I do exit in the .erl module (like the official docs recommend): -module(my_nifs). -export([crc...

I can use nif's if I write the escript myself, however when I use rebar escriptize the nif functions cannot be found. I think it is because *.so objects are not getting packed like beam files. Here...

I have a C++ code that implement a special protocol over the serial port. The code is multi-threaded and internally polls the serial port and do its own cyclic processing. I would like to call this...

I'm trying to compile the NIF Test from Erlang (http://www.erlang.org/doc/man/erl_nif.html) on Mac OS X Lion. I can't get it to compile. Am I missing a compiler flag? Here's the error I get: Compu...

I try to use erlang nif, I made: #include <erl_nif.h> But get error: fatal error: erl_nif.h: No such file or directory Where can i find it? I have installed erlang R14B (erts-5.8.1) O...

I have a little problem with threads in Erlang NIFs. You can view my code here: http://pastebin.com/HMCj24Jp. The problem is that when I starting the thread it takes some arguments and starts the g...