How to install erlang modules from github?

Question

I am new to Erlang and I need to install jiffy on my Mac.

When I make / rebar compile, jeffy compiles without any errors. But I cant use it anywhere from shell.

Do I have to copy .so files? How should I install erlang modules generally? I came from Python world.

Answer 1

Start erlang shell with (after compilation):

 erl -pa <jiffypath>/ebin/