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# Elixir (erlang)

The Elixir/erlang analyser is triggered when a "mix.exs” and “mix.lock” is found at the root of the project. 

When operating on an Elixir/erlang project the analyser will load the dependencies from the lock file, so if a lock is missing, the analyser will fail. The analyser will not invoke directly "mix" but it will directly parse the manifest files, so a local install of the tool is not required.