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diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index bdc7c7549..e4fb52bd0 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -50,24 +50,33 @@ Next, to build from source you will need: other distros as well). Then, if you are on a \*nix system or Windows, the following steps should compile -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): +Nim from source using ``gcc``, ``git`` and the ``koch`` build tool. **Note: The following commands are for 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. ``` +# step 1: git clone https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim.git cd Nim + +# step 2 (posix) clones `csources.git`, bootstraps Nim compiler and compiles tools +sh build_all.sh + +# step 2 (windows) git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/nim-lang/csources.git + cd csources -sh build.sh -cd ../ -bin/nim c koch -./koch boot -d:release -./koch tools # Compile Nimble and other tools. +# requires `gcc` in your PATH, see also https://nim-lang.org/install_windows.html +build.bat # x86 Windows +build64.bat # x86_64 Windows +cd .. + +bin\nim c koch +koch boot -d:release +koch tools # Compile Nimble and other tools +# end of step 2 (windows) ``` Finally, once you have finished the build steps (on Windows, Mac or Linux) you |