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Dominik Picheta
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@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ Nim from source using ``gcc``, ``git`` and the ``koch`` build tool (in the place
of ``sh build.sh`` you should substitute ``build.bat`` on x86 Windows or
``build64.bat`` on x86_64 Windows):
**Note: These instructions apply to the development version of the compiler.**
For most users, installing the latest stable version is enough. Check out
the installation instructions on the website to do so: https://nim-lang.org/install.html.
```
git clone https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim.git
cd Nim
@@ -61,6 +65,7 @@ sh build.sh
cd ../
bin/nim c koch
./koch boot -d:release
./koch tools # Compile Nimble and other tools.
```
Finally, once you have finished the build steps (on Windows, Mac or Linux) you
@@ -80,11 +85,9 @@ For more information on the ``koch`` build tool please see the documentation
within the [doc/koch.rst](doc/koch.rst) file.
## Nimble
``nimble`` is Nim's package manager and it can be acquired from the
[``nim-lang/nimble``][nimble-repo] repository. Assuming that you added Nim's
``bin`` directory to your PATH, you may install Nimble from source by running
``koch nimble`` within the root of the cloned repository.
``nimble`` is Nim's package manager. To learn more about it, see the
[``nim-lang/nimble``][nimble-repo] repository.
## Contributors