On 30/11/2024 01:00, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> On Fri, 29 Nov 2024, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>> As the OP's link explicitly referenced "debian" I used Synaptic's
>>> search function. There were no packages with "Erling" in package
>>> name, but several in description field.
>
> *MY* reference to "Erling" *IS* a typo. I did the tests with "Erlang".
> I used copy-n-paste in tests 'cause I'm a licy tipist ;}
apt list '~nerlang'
gives more than 100 package names.
<https://packages.debian.org/search?suite=bookworm&searchon=names&keywords=erlang>
adds a warning that not all packages are listed due to excessive number.
For some reason which I never understood, the maintainers of erlang chose several years ago to split-up their standard runtime libraries into many separate installable packages. I thought it was not a good idea and I never heard what their rationale was. Since then I build erlang from source rather than use them.