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Elixir is a programming language designed for building scalable
and maintainable applications.
For more about Elixir, installation and documentation,
check Elixir's website.
Bug reports
For reporting bugs, visit our issue tracker and follow the steps
for reporting a new issue. Please disclose security vulnerabilities
privately in our Security page.
All currently open bugs related to Elixir are listed in the issues tracker.
The Elixir team uses the issues tracker to focus on actionable items,
including planned enhancements in the short and medium term. We also do
our best to label entries for clarity and to ease collaboration.
Our actionable item policy has some important consequences, such as:
Proposing new features as well as requests for support, help, and
guidance must be done in their own spaces, detailed next.
Issues we have identified to be outside of Elixir's scope,
such as an upstream bug, will be closed (and requested to be moved
elsewhere if appropriate).
We actively close unrelated and non-actionable issues to keep the
issues tracker tidy. If you believe we got something wrong, drop a
comment and we can always reopen the issue.
By keeping the overall issues tracker tidy and organized, the community
can easily peek at what is coming in new releases and also get involved
by commenting on existing issues and submitting pull requests. Please
remember to keep the tone positive and be kind! For more information,
see the Code of Conduct.
Proposing new features
You can submit proposals to the Elixir Core mailing list, either through
the web interface or by subscribing to it at [email protected].
Remember to include a clear problem description, compare the proposed solution
to existing alternatives in the Elixir ecosystem (and in other languages if
possible), and consider the potential impact your changes will have on the
codebase and community. For these reasons, we strongly advise you to refine
ideas and gather feedback in community spaces (ElixirForum, Discord, etc)
before submission. Our website includes a general outline of the language
history and its current development focus.
Once a proposal is accepted, it will be added to the issue tracker.
Features and bug fixes that have already been merged and will be included
in the next release are then "closed" and added to the changelog
before release.
Compiling from source
For the many different ways to install Elixir,
see our installation instructions on the website.
However, if you want to contribute to Elixir, you will need to compile from source.
First, install Erlang.
After that, clone this repository to your machine, compile and test it:
git clone https://github.com/elixir-lang/elixir.git
cd elixir
make
Note: if you are running on Windows,
this article includes important notes for compiling Elixir from source
on Windows.
In case you want to use this Elixir version as your system version,
you need to add the bin directory to your PATH environment variable.
When updating the repository, you may want to run make clean before
recompiling. For deterministic builds, you should set the environment
variable ERL_COMPILER_OPTIONS=deterministic.
Contributing
Contributions to Elixir are always welcome! Before you get started, please check
out our CONTRIBUTING.md file. There you will find detailed
guidelines on how to set up your environment, run the test suite, format your
code, and submit pull requests.
Note you must disclose the use of coding agents and AI written code in your
contributions. See the "Using AI and coding agents" in CONTRIBUTING.md.
Important links
Elixir Documentation
Elixir Core Mailing list (development)
Code of Conduct
Issues tracker
Changelog
Security Policy
Open Source Policy
License
"Elixir" and the Elixir logo are registered trademarks of The Elixir Team.
Elixir source code is released under Apache License 2.0.
Yes — elixir-lang/elixir ships under the Apache-2.0 license, which makes its source code freely readable (and, depending on license terms, forkable and reusable). Source: github.com/elixir-lang/elixir.
What is elixir-lang/elixir?
elixir-lang/elixir (elixir-lang/elixir) is a Elixir project on GitHub. From the project's own README: Simple from zero to scale
What license does elixir-lang/elixir use?
elixir-lang/elixir is released under the Apache-2.0 license. Always verify the LICENSE file directly on GitHub for the authoritative terms — license strings can be edited out of sync with a project's actual stance.
Where can I see elixir-lang/elixir in action?
The project maintains a homepage at https://elixir-lang.org/. The README tab on this page also usually contains screenshots and a quickstart.
Where do I read more about elixir-lang/elixir?
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