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diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index 01061bfa2..b4a484f60 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ To build from source you will need: are: clang, Visual C++, Intel's C++ compiler * git or wget -**Note:** When installing ``gcc`` on Ubuntu (and likely other distros) ensure that the ``build-essentials`` package is installed also. +**Note:** When installing ``gcc`` on Ubuntu (and likely other distros) ensure +that the ``build-essentials`` package is installed also. If you are on a fairly modern *nix system, the following steps should work: @@ -51,13 +52,6 @@ instead of ``build.sh``. The ``koch`` tool is the Nim build tool, more ``koch`` related options are documented in [doc/koch.rst](doc/koch.rst). -To complete the installation you should also build Nim's tools like -``nimsuggest``, ``nimble`` or ``nimgrep``: - -``` -nim e install_tools.nims -``` - ## Nimble [Nimble](https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble) is Nim's package manager. For the @@ -65,15 +59,9 @@ source based installations where you added Nim's ``bin`` directory to your PATH the easiest way of installing Nimble is via: ``` -$ nim e install_nimble.nims +$ koch nimble ``` -**Warning:** If you install Nimble this way, you will not be able to use binary -Nimble packages or update Nimble easily. -The [Nimble readme](https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble#installation) -provides thorough instructions on how to install Nimble, so that this isn't a -problem. - ## Community [![Join the Chat at irc.freenode.net#nim](https://img.shields.io/badge/IRC-join_chat_in_%23nim-blue.svg)](https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=nim) [![Join the Gitter channel](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/nim-lang/Nim) |