Comment 1 for bug 392383

The attached script can resolve the external dependencies of a directory tree of BEAM files to the Debian packages that provide those dependencies.

Example output for couchdb:

    $ ./get-erlang-deps.py /usr/lib/couchdb/erlang/lib
    WARNING: could not find module fdsrv
    erlang-base required to for modules erlang, init, application, code, erl_ddll, error_logger, file, gen_tcp, inet, inet_parse, os, c, calendar, dict, erl_parse, erl_scan, ets, filelib, filename, gb_trees, gen_event, gen_server, io, io_lib, lists, math, proc_lib, proplists, queue, random, regexp, string, supervisor, timer
    erlang-crypto required to for modules crypto
    erlang-inets required to for modules httpd_util
    erlang-ssl required to for modules ssl
    erlang-tools required to for modules make
    erlang-xmerl required to for modules xmerl_ucs

And for rabbitmq-server:

    $ ./get-erlang-deps.py /usr/lib/erlang/lib/rabbitmq_server-1.5.5
    erlang-base required to for modules erlang, init, prim_inet, application, disk_log, error_logger, file, gen_tcp, inet, inet_db, inet_parse, net_adm, net_kernel, os, rpc, alarm_handler, sasl_report_file_h, dict, error_logger_file_h, ets, filelib, filename, gen_event, gen_server, io, io_lib, lists, proc_lib, qlc, queue, regexp, sets, string, supervisor, sys, timer
    erlang-mnesia required to for modules mnesia
    erlang-os-mon required to for modules cpu_sup, os_mon
    erlang-ssl required to for modules ssl_base64
    erlang-tools required to for modules cover, fprof