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-./bin/nim c --noNimblePath -p:compiler -o:./bin/nimble dist/nimble/src/nimble.nim
-./bin/nim c --noNimblePath -p:compiler -o:./bin/nimsuggest dist/nimsuggest/nimsuggest.nim
-./bin/nim c -o:./bin/nimgrep tools/nimgrep.nim