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  <header>
    <copyright>
      <year>2009</year>
      <year>2009</year>
      <holder>Ericsson AB, All Rights Reserved</holder>
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    <title>Introduction</title>
    <prepared>H&aring;kan Mattsson</prepared>
    <responsible>H&aring;kan Mattsson</responsible>
    <docno></docno>
    <approved>H&aring;kan Mattsson</approved>
    <checked></checked>
    <date></date>
    <rev>%VSN%</rev>
    <file>reltool_intro.xml</file>
  </header>
  <p><c>Reltool</c> is a release management tool. It analyses a given
  Erlang/OTP installation and determines various dependencies between
  applications. The <c>graphical</c> frontend depicts the dependencies and
  enables interactive customization of a target system. The backend provides a
  <c>batch</c> interface for generation of customized target systems.</p>

  <section>
    <title>Scope and Purpose</title>
    <p>This manual describes the Reltool application, as a component of the
    Erlang/Open Telecom Platform development environment. It is assumed that
    the reader is familiar with the Erlang Development Environment, which is
    described in a separate User's Guide.</p>
  </section>

  <section>
    <title>Prerequisites</title>
    <p>The following prerequisites is required for understanding the material
    in the Reltool User's Guide:</p>
    <list type="bulleted">
      <item>
        <p>familiarity with Erlang/OTP system principles and Erlang/OTP design
        principles</p>
      </item>
    </list>
    <p>The application requires Erlang/OTP release R13B02 or later.</p>
  </section>

  <section>
    <title>About This Manual</title>
    <p>In addition to this introductory chapter, the Reltool User's Guide
    contains the following chapters:</p>
    <list type="bulleted">
      <item>
        <p>Chapter 2: "Usage" describes the architecture
          and typical usage of the application.</p>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p>Chapter 3: "Examples" gives some usage examples</p>
      </item>
    </list>
  </section>

  <section>
    <title>Where to Find More Information</title>
    <p>Refer to the following documentation for more information about Reltool
    and about the Erlang/OTP development system:</p>
    <list type="bulleted">
      <item>
        <p>the Reference Manual of <c>Reltool</c></p>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p>the Erlang/OTP <c>System Principles</c></p>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p>the Erlang/OTP <c>Design Principles</c></p>
      </item>
      <item>
        <p>Programming Erlang: Software for a Concurrent World (2007),
        Pragmatic Bookshelf, ISBN13: 9781934356005.</p>
      </item>
    </list>
  </section>
</chapter>
