When I try to use Hipe to compile a module from the Erlang shell, I get:
3> hipe:c(erlangmodules2,[native]).
** exception error: undefined function hipe:c/2
4> hipe:help().
** exception error: undefined function hipe:help/0
Isn't Hipe part of standard Erlang? I'm running R18 from Eshell V7.2 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
You should install
erlang-base-hipe
package for that.