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	Most of the interesting code is in:		Most of the interesting code is in:
	erts/emulator/beam		erts/emulator/beam
-	== Atoms. ==	+	== Atoms ==
	The atoms used in erlang are listed in erts/emulator/beam/atom.names and are referenced in the code as am_foo. So the 'EXIT' atom is am_EXIT in the code.		The atoms used in erlang are listed in erts/emulator/beam/atom.names and are referenced in the code as am_foo. So the 'EXIT' atom is am_EXIT in the code.
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		+	== Types ==
		+	Most used types are: Sint, Uint, Eterm, ...
		+	Conversion is done in erts/emulator/beam/big.c. For example uint_to_big(Uint x, Eterm *y). term_to_Uint(Eterm term, Uint *up)
	== Scheduler ==		== Scheduler ==
	The process struct is defined in erts/emulator/beam/process.h. The important function is Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls). The next process is picked in "pick_next_process" of that method.		The process struct is defined in erts/emulator/beam/process.h. The important function is Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls). The next process is picked in "pick_next_process" of that method.

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A guide to the erlang source.

Contents 1 Download 2 Tree 3 Atoms 4 Types 5 Scheduler

Download

The source can be downloaded from: http://erlang.org/download.html

Tree

Most of the interesting code is in: erts/emulator/beam

Atoms

The atoms used in erlang are listed in erts/emulator/beam/atom.names and are referenced in the code as am_foo. So the 'EXIT' atom is am_EXIT in the code.

Types

Most used types are: Sint, Uint, Eterm, ... Conversion is done in erts/emulator/beam/big.c. For example uint_to_big(Uint x, Eterm *y). term_to_Uint(Eterm term, Uint *up)

Scheduler

The process struct is defined in erts/emulator/beam/process.h. The important function is Process *schedule(Process *p, int calls). The next process is picked in "pick_next_process" of that method.