vfox-elixir Plugin

Manage Multiple Elixir Versions

github.com/version-fox/vfox-elixir

Cross-Platform Version Management Elixir

A powerful plugin for vfox to manage multiple Elixir versions on Linux, macOS, and Windows

Feature Highlights

⚡ Cross-Platform Support - Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows
🔧 Source Compilation - Installs Elixir from source code
📦 Pre-built Versions - Download from hex.pm
🔗 Erlang Integration - Seamless Erlang/OTP version management
🔄 Version Switching - Global and project-specific versions
🛠️ Mise Compatibility - Works with mise development tool manager

Installation Guide

Getting started with vfox-elixir plugin

1. Add the Plugin

vfox add elixir

2. Install Elixir Version

# Search available versions
vfox search elixir

# Install specific version
vfox install elixir@1.16.2

Usage Examples

Practical examples for managing Elixir versions

Basic Usage

# Install plugin
vfox add elixir

# Install an available version
vfox search elixir
# or specific version 
vfox install elixir@1.16.2

Set Global Version

# Set global Elixir version
vfox use -g elixir@1.16.2

Advanced Features

Platform-specific installations and advanced usage

Linux Installation (Ubuntu)

# Install utilities
sudo apt-get -y install build-essential autoconf m4 libncurses5-dev \
  libwxgtk3.0-gtk3-dev libwxgtk-webview3.0-gtk3-dev libgl1-mesa-dev \
  libglu1-mesa-dev libpng-dev libssh-dev unixodbc-dev xsltproc fop \
  libxml2-utils libncurses-dev openjdk-11-jdk

# Install Erlang/OTP
vfox add erlang
vfox install erlang@26.2.3
vfox use -g erlang@26.2.3

# Install Elixir
vfox add elixir
vfox install elixir@1.16.2
vfox use -g elixir@1.16.2

macOS Installation

# Install utilities
brew install autoconf libxslt fop wxwidgets openssl

# Install Erlang/OTP
vfox add erlang
vfox install erlang@26.2.3
vfox use -g erlang@26.2.3

# Install Elixir
vfox add elixir
vfox install elixir@1.16.2
vfox use -g elixir@1.16.2

Windows Installation

# Make sure an Erlang/OTP version is installed
vfox use -g erlang@26.2.3

# Get available versions
vfox search elixir

# Install a specific version
vfox install elixir@1.16.2-elixir-otp-26

Pre-built Versions from hex.pm

VFOX_ELIXIR_MIRROR=hex vfox search elixir
# Select from pre-built versions

VFOX_ELIXIR_MIRROR=hex vfox install elixir@main-otp-26

Usage with mise

# Install Erlang/OTP first
mise install vfox:version-fox/vfox-erlang@26.2.3
mise use -g vfox:version-fox/vfox-erlang@26.2.3

# Install Elixir
mise install vfox:version-fox/vfox-elixir@1.16.2

Acknowledgments

Built with ❤️ by the version-fox team

Contribution Guidelines

Contributions are welcome! Please check our GitHub repository for guidelines.

Contact

For issues and feature requests, visit our GitHub Issues page.