GrabNim

GrabNim

GrabNim is a simple tool to install, manage and switch between different versions of the Nim compiler.

Usage

Usage: grabnim install and switch to latest stable version of compiler grabnim <version> install and switch to specific version of compiler grabnim compile <version> compile nim from sources and switch to this version grabnim del <version> delete local version of compiler grabnim fetch list remote available versions grabnim list list local installed versions grabnim help display this help message Versions: <version> is 3 numbers separated by a dot: 'x.x.x' or 'devel'

Installation

1. Download a binary for your OS from releases.
2. Add grabnim to 'PATH' env (see this gist for instructions):

grabnim path should be placed after your nimble path if you want nimble packages to take precedence e.g. if you want to use latest nimble installed by nimble install nimble instead of one that comes bundled with compiler.

Examples:

• Linux:

export PATH="$HOME/.local/share/grabnim/current/bin:$PATH" export PATH="$HOME/.nimble/bin:$PATH" # order might look wrong, but it is correct: "<nimble>:<grabnim>:$PATH"

• Windows:

%USERPROFILE%\.nimble\bin %LOCALAPPDATA%\grabnim\current\bin

• MacOS:

$HOME/.nimble/bin $HOME/.local/share/grabnim/current/bin

3. Run grabnim from terminal with full path or put binary/symlink in directory that's in PATH (e.g. .nimble/bin).

Building

1. Clone the repository:

git clone [https://codeberg.org/janAkali/grabnim.git](https://codeberg.org/janAkali/grabnim.git) cd grabnim

2. Compile with Nim:

nim c -d:ssl -d:release grabnim

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.