> I am new to the Erlang/Sinan field and have a question on setting up and
> building a multi-app solution with Sinan.

> SysInfo: I am working on a Win7 system, downloaded Sinan 4.1.1 from the
> GitHub site, running R15B01, ERTS 5.9.1
> Error:    Unable to generate a project configuration from available
> metadata.
> --------------------------------------------------------------

> Step 1)  C:\<path>\ErlangSource\escript.exe sinan gen

> This command works just fine and I can setup a multi-application project and
> define multiple applications inside it.
> The expected directory structures for all applications are setup correctly.

> Step 2)  C:\<path>\ErlangSource\escript.exe sinan build

> This command fails with the error "Unable to generate a project
> configuration from available metadata" if my multi-application project has
> more than one application defined but the build succeeds if I define/place
> only a single application in an multi-application project. (It generates the
> _build directory etc, and all the other sinan commands work fine too)

> Adding another application to a multi-application project that was created
> with a single application (which originally built fine as stated above)
> subsequently also breaks on the build step with the given error.

> Any suggestions on how to place multiple applications in a
> "multi-application project"? Am I missing something? Which is very likely
> ;-)

> Thanks for any suggestions you can provide

> Kind regards

>     Raynier (Vashon Island), WA.

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> Raynier,

> What does your application look like? All sinan is saying is that it
> cant figure out some details about the project and you haven't
> explicitly told it those details with a config.

> Eric

> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Raynier59 wrote:
> > Hi All,

> > I am new to the Erlang/Sinan field and have a question on setting up and
> > building a multi-app solution with Sinan.

> > SysInfo: I am working on a Win7 system, downloaded Sinan 4.1.1 from the
> > GitHub site, running R15B01, ERTS 5.9.1
> > Error:    Unable to generate a project configuration from available
> > metadata.
> > --------------------------------------------------------------

> > Step 1)  C:\<path>\ErlangSource\escript.exe sinan gen

> > This command works just fine and I can setup a multi-application project
> and
> > define multiple applications inside it.
> > The expected directory structures for all applications are setup
> correctly.

> > Step 2)  C:\<path>\ErlangSource\escript.exe sinan build

> > This command fails with the error "Unable to generate a project
> > configuration from available metadata" if my multi-application project
> has
> > more than one application defined but the build succeeds if I
> define/place
> > only a single application in an multi-application project. (It generates
> the
> > _build directory etc, and all the other sinan commands work fine too)

> > Adding another application to a multi-application project that was
> created
> > with a single application (which originally built fine as stated above)
> > subsequently also breaks on the build step with the given error.

> > Any suggestions on how to place multiple applications in a
> > "multi-application project"? Am I missing something? Which is very
> likely
> > ;-)

> > Thanks for any suggestions you can provide

> > Kind regards

> >     Raynier (Vashon Island), WA.

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> Thanks for your quick reply.

> I am working along side your Vimeo video (http://vimeo.com/34177001) but get
> stumped at the build point in the video. It looks like something in the
> process breaks if there are multiple directories (applications) in the
> project foo/lib directory. If I remove say the \bar and \baz application
> directories it happily builds my project into the project /_build dir. If I
> do several builds for each \foo, \bar and \baz separately, each of them
> builds to the \build directory  (so it looks it is not related to the
> applications themselves) but as soon as there is more than one app-dir in
> the foo\lib directory I get the Unable to generate a project configuration
> from available metadata error.

> So there is not really any code in the applications yet. It wasn't clear
> from the video that I need to provide additional config info? Any more info
> I can provide?

> Thanks,

>    Raynier

> On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:24:30 AM UTC-7, Eric Merritt wrote:

>> Raynier,

>> What does your application look like? All sinan is saying is that it
>> cant figure out some details about the project and you haven't
>> explicitly told it those details with a config.

>> Eric

>> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Raynier59 wrote:
>> > Hi All,

>> > I am new to the Erlang/Sinan field and have a question on setting up and
>> > building a multi-app solution with Sinan.

>> > SysInfo: I am working on a Win7 system, downloaded Sinan 4.1.1 from the
>> > GitHub site, running R15B01, ERTS 5.9.1
>> > Error:    Unable to generate a project configuration from available
>> > metadata.
>> > --------------------------------------------------------------

>> > Step 1)  C:\<path>\ErlangSource\escript.exe sinan gen

>> > This command works just fine and I can setup a multi-application project
>> > and
>> > define multiple applications inside it.
>> > The expected directory structures for all applications are setup
>> > correctly.

>> > Step 2)  C:\<path>\ErlangSource\escript.exe sinan build

>> > This command fails with the error "Unable to generate a project
>> > configuration from available metadata" if my multi-application project
>> > has
>> > more than one application defined but the build succeeds if I
>> > define/place
>> > only a single application in an multi-application project. (It generates
>> > the
>> > _build directory etc, and all the other sinan commands work fine too)

>> > Adding another application to a multi-application project that was
>> > created
>> > with a single application (which originally built fine as stated above)
>> > subsequently also breaks on the build step with the given error.

>> > Any suggestions on how to place multiple applications in a
>> > "multi-application project"? Am I missing something? Which is very
>> > likely
>> > ;-)

>> > Thanks for any suggestions you can provide

>> > Kind regards

>> >     Raynier (Vashon Island), WA.

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> zip file with project attached. I left out the sinan escript but it would be
> in the ErlangVimeoCode directory as a sibling to the xhive directory. I
> verified that the sinan build is 4.1.1 by looking inside the sinan script.

> Thanks again.

>    Raynier

> On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 11:04:44 AM UTC-7, Eric Merritt wrote:

>> Raynier,

>> Is it possible for you to tar up your project and send it my way?
>> Thats going to be easiest. If not we can work through the issues.

>> Eric

>> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Raynier59 wrote:
>> > Hi Eric,

>> > Thanks for your quick reply.

>> > I am working along side your Vimeo video (http://vimeo.com/34177001) but
>> > get
>> > stumped at the build point in the video. It looks like something in the
>> > process breaks if there are multiple directories (applications) in the
>> > project foo/lib directory. If I remove say the \bar and \baz application
>> > directories it happily builds my project into the project /_build dir.
>> > If I
>> > do several builds for each \foo, \bar and \baz separately, each of them
>> > builds to the \build directory  (so it looks it is not related to the
>> > applications themselves) but as soon as there is more than one app-dir
>> > in
>> > the foo\lib directory I get the Unable to generate a project
>> > configuration
>> > from available metadata error.

>> > So there is not really any code in the applications yet. It wasn't clear
>> > from the video that I need to provide additional config info? Any more
>> > info
>> > I can provide?

>> > Thanks,

>> >    Raynier

>> > On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:24:30 AM UTC-7, Eric Merritt wrote:

>> >> Raynier,

>> >> What does your application look like? All sinan is saying is that it
>> >> cant figure out some details about the project and you haven't
>> >> explicitly told it those details with a config.

>> >> Eric

>> >> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Raynier59 wrote:
>> >> > Hi All,

>> >> > I am new to the Erlang/Sinan field and have a question on setting up
>> >> > and
>> >> > building a multi-app solution with Sinan.

>> >> > SysInfo: I am working on a Win7 system, downloaded Sinan 4.1.1 from
>> >> > the
>> >> > GitHub site, running R15B01, ERTS 5.9.1
>> >> > Error:    Unable to generate a project configuration from available
>> >> > metadata.
>> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------

>> >> > Step 1)  C:\<path>\ErlangSource\escript.exe sinan gen

>> >> > This command works just fine and I can setup a multi-application
>> >> > project
>> >> > and
>> >> > define multiple applications inside it.
>> >> > The expected directory structures for all applications are setup
>> >> > correctly.

>> >> > Step 2)  C:\<path>\ErlangSource\escript.exe sinan build

>> >> > This command fails with the error "Unable to generate a project
>> >> > configuration from available metadata" if my multi-application
>> >> > project
>> >> > has
>> >> > more than one application defined but the build succeeds if I
>> >> > define/place
>> >> > only a single application in an multi-application project. (It
>> >> > generates
>> >> > the
>> >> > _build directory etc, and all the other sinan commands work fine too)

>> >> > Adding another application to a multi-application project that was
>> >> > created
>> >> > with a single application (which originally built fine as stated
>> >> > above)
>> >> > subsequently also breaks on the build step with the given error.

>> >> > Any suggestions on how to place multiple applications in a
>> >> > "multi-application project"? Am I missing something? Which is very
>> >> > likely
>> >> > ;-)

>> >> > Thanks for any suggestions you can provide

>> >> > Kind regards

>> >> >     Raynier (Vashon Island), WA.

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> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Raynier59 <raynie...@live.com> wrote:
>> Hi Eric,

>> zip file with project attached. I left out the sinan escript but it would be
>> in the ErlangVimeoCode directory as a sibling to the xhive directory. I
>> verified that the sinan build is 4.1.1 by looking inside the sinan script.

> You can do this also by running "sinan version"

>> "escript.exe sinan build" in the ErlangVimeoCode directory causes the break.

>> Thanks again.

>>    Raynier

>> On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 11:04:44 AM UTC-7, Eric Merritt wrote:

>>> Raynier,

>>> Is it possible for you to tar up your project and send it my way?
>>> Thats going to be easiest. If not we can work through the issues.

>>> Eric

>>> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Raynier59 wrote:
>>> > Hi Eric,

>>> > Thanks for your quick reply.

>>> > I am working along side your Vimeo video (http://vimeo.com/34177001) but
>>> > get
>>> > stumped at the build point in the video. It looks like something in the
>>> > process breaks if there are multiple directories (applications) in the
>>> > project foo/lib directory. If I remove say the \bar and \baz application
>>> > directories it happily builds my project into the project /_build dir.
>>> > If I
>>> > do several builds for each \foo, \bar and \baz separately, each of them
>>> > builds to the \build directory  (so it looks it is not related to the
>>> > applications themselves) but as soon as there is more than one app-dir
>>> > in
>>> > the foo\lib directory I get the Unable to generate a project
>>> > configuration
>>> > from available metadata error.

>>> > So there is not really any code in the applications yet. It wasn't clear
>>> > from the video that I need to provide additional config info? Any more
>>> > info
>>> > I can provide?

>>> > Thanks,

>>> >    Raynier

>>> > On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:24:30 AM UTC-7, Eric Merritt wrote:

>>> >> Raynier,

>>> >> What does your application look like? All sinan is saying is that it
>>> >> cant figure out some details about the project and you haven't
>>> >> explicitly told it those details with a config.

>>> >> Eric

>>> >> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Raynier59 wrote:
>>> >> > Hi All,

>>> >> > I am new to the Erlang/Sinan field and have a question on setting up
>>> >> > and
>>> >> > building a multi-app solution with Sinan.

>>> >> > SysInfo: I am working on a Win7 system, downloaded Sinan 4.1.1 from
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > GitHub site, running R15B01, ERTS 5.9.1
>>> >> > Error:    Unable to generate a project configuration from available
>>> >> > metadata.
>>> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------

>>> >> > Step 1)  C:\<path>\ErlangSource\escript.exe sinan gen

>>> >> > This command works just fine and I can setup a multi-application
>>> >> > project
>>> >> > and
>>> >> > define multiple applications inside it.
>>> >> > The expected directory structures for all applications are setup
>>> >> > correctly.

>>> >> > Step 2)  C:\<path>\ErlangSource\escript.exe sinan build

>>> >> > This command fails with the error "Unable to generate a project
>>> >> > configuration from available metadata" if my multi-application
>>> >> > project
>>> >> > has
>>> >> > more than one application defined but the build succeeds if I
>>> >> > define/place
>>> >> > only a single application in an multi-application project. (It
>>> >> > generates
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > _build directory etc, and all the other sinan commands work fine too)

>>> >> > Adding another application to a multi-application project that was
>>> >> > created
>>> >> > with a single application (which originally built fine as stated
>>> >> > above)
>>> >> > subsequently also breaks on the build step with the given error.

>>> >> > Any suggestions on how to place multiple applications in a
>>> >> > "multi-application project"? Am I missing something? Which is very
>>> >> > likely
>>> >> > ;-)

>>> >> > Thanks for any suggestions you can provide

>>> >> > Kind regards

>>> >> >     Raynier (Vashon Island), WA.

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> Raynier,

> So on linux this works just fine. That makes me believe that this is a
> windows problem. We wrote sinan to be platform agnostic but none of us
> have actually run or tested this on windows. I will try to get a
> windows vm built up and test it out, thats going to take a few days
> though.

> Eric

> On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 9:09 AM, Eric Merritt  wrote:
> > I will take a look.

> > On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Raynier59 wrote:
> >> Hi Eric,

> >> zip file with project attached. I left out the sinan escript but it
> would be
> >> in the ErlangVimeoCode directory as a sibling to the xhive directory. I
> >> verified that the sinan build is 4.1.1 by looking inside the sinan
> script.

> > You can do this also by running "sinan version"

> >> "escript.exe sinan build" in the ErlangVimeoCode directory causes the
> break.

> >> Thanks again.

> >>    Raynier

> >> On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 11:04:44 AM UTC-7, Eric Merritt wrote:

> >>> Raynier,

> >>> Is it possible for you to tar up your project and send it my way?
> >>> Thats going to be easiest. If not we can work through the issues.

> >>> Eric

> >>> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Raynier59 wrote:
> >>> > Hi Eric,

> >>> > Thanks for your quick reply.

> >>> > I am working along side your Vimeo video (http://vimeo.com/34177001)
> but
> >>> > get
> >>> > stumped at the build point in the video. It looks like something in
> the
> >>> > process breaks if there are multiple directories (applications) in
> the
> >>> > project foo/lib directory. If I remove say the \bar and \baz
> application
> >>> > directories it happily builds my project into the project /_build
> dir.
> >>> > If I
> >>> > do several builds for each \foo, \bar and \baz separately, each of
> them
> >>> > builds to the \build directory  (so it looks it is not related to
> the
> >>> > applications themselves) but as soon as there is more than one
> app-dir
> >>> > in
> >>> > the foo\lib directory I get the Unable to generate a project
> >>> > configuration
> >>> > from available metadata error.

> >>> > So there is not really any code in the applications yet. It wasn't
> clear
> >>> > from the video that I need to provide additional config info? Any
> more
> >>> > info
> >>> > I can provide?

> >>> > Thanks,

> >>> >    Raynier

> >>> > On Wednesday, June 27, 2012 10:24:30 AM UTC-7, Eric Merritt wrote:

> >>> >> Raynier,

> >>> >> What does your application look like? All sinan is saying is that
> it
> >>> >> cant figure out some details about the project and you haven't
> >>> >> explicitly told it those details with a config.

> >>> >> Eric

> >>> >> On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 12:17 PM, Raynier59 wrote:
> >>> >> > Hi All,

> >>> >> > I am new to the Erlang/Sinan field and have a question on setting
> up
> >>> >> > and
> >>> >> > building a multi-app solution with Sinan.

> >>> >> > SysInfo: I am working on a Win7 system, downloaded Sinan 4.1.1
> from
> >>> >> > the
> >>> >> > GitHub site, running R15B01, ERTS 5.9.1
> >>> >> > Error:    Unable to generate a project configuration from
> available
> >>> >> > metadata.
> >>> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------

> >>> >> > Step 1)  C:\<path>\ErlangSource\escript.exe sinan gen

> >>> >> > This command works just fine and I can setup a multi-application
> >>> >> > project
> >>> >> > and
> >>> >> > define multiple applications inside it.
> >>> >> > The expected directory structures for all applications are setup
> >>> >> > correctly.

> >>> >> > Step 2)  C:\<path>\ErlangSource\escript.exe sinan build

> >>> >> > This command fails with the error "Unable to generate a project
> >>> >> > configuration from available metadata" if my multi-application
> >>> >> > project
> >>> >> > has
> >>> >> > more than one application defined but the build succeeds if I
> >>> >> > define/place
> >>> >> > only a single application in an multi-application project. (It
> >>> >> > generates
> >>> >> > the
> >>> >> > _build directory etc, and all the other sinan commands work fine
> too)

> >>> >> > Adding another application to a multi-application project that
> was
> >>> >> > created
> >>> >> > with a single application (which originally built fine as stated
> >>> >> > above)
> >>> >> > subsequently also breaks on the build step with the given error.

> >>> >> > Any suggestions on how to place multiple applications in a
> >>> >> > "multi-application project"? Am I missing something? Which is
> very
> >>> >> > likely
> >>> >> > ;-)

> >>> >> > Thanks for any suggestions you can provide

> >>> >> > Kind regards

> >>> >> >     Raynier (Vashon Island), WA.

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