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You can download the latest version of the Nimrod compiler here. You can
use the binaries provided or build from source.
Binaries
========
All installers and archives contain the html documentation and tools
(nimgrep, c2nim and babel).
You can download the latest version of the Nimrod compiler here.
**Note:** The Nimrod compiler requires a C compiler to compile software. On
Windows we recommend that you use
`Mingw-w64 <http://mingw-w64.sourceforge.net/>`_. GCC is recommended on Linux
and clang on Mac OS X.
Installers
----------
The "full" version includes a full mingw distribution which includes a C
compiler. The "slim" version lacks this.
Binaries
========
* Full (i386, 32bit): `<download/nimrod_0.9.4_windows_i386_full.exe>`_
Unfortunately for now we only provide builds for Windows.
.. raw:: html
<p style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 0;">
SHA256: dca7c63d0c1861d2d7c51b2e7a29fa98371750a10ab282d5df9de22a07719c24
</p>
* 32 bit: `nimrod_0.9.6.exe <download/nimrod_0.9.6.exe>`_
* 64 bit: `nimrod_0.9.6_x64.exe <download/nimrod_0.9.6_x64.exe>`_
* Slim (i386, 32bit): `<download/nimrod_0.9.4_windows_i386_slim.exe>`_
.. raw:: html
<p style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 0;">
SHA256: c0fcd1201bd20fad1e14b9d2cc2529494057068de1dd01f871cf129f088a8242
</p>
Installation based on generated C code
======================================
* Full (amd64, 64bit): `<download/nimrod_0.9.4_windows_amd64_full.exe>`_
This installation method is the preferred way for Linux, Mac OS X, and other Unix
like systems. Binary packages may be provided later.
.. raw:: html
<p style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 0;">
SHA256: af9d478c2f3361e0f238fcb07fa8e7ae5821938c0f9063c6670e925c9ae9d16e
</p>
* Slim (amd64, 64bit): `<download/nimrod_0.9.4_windows_amd64_slim.exe>`_
Download `nimrod_0.9.6.zip <download/nimrod_0.9.6.zip>`_, extract it and follow
these instructions:
.. raw:: html
<p style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 0;">
SHA256: 90c380721a46be2b9b8d5437187f701940aefc2e1fb9722dbc543f5c5a3bb85e
</p>
* sh build.sh
* Add ``$your_install_dir/bin`` to your PATH.
Archives
--------
There are other ways to install Nimrod (like using the ``install.sh`` script),
but these tend to cause more problems.
Windows
~~~~~~~
The "full" version includes a full mingw distribution which includes a C
compiler. The "slim" version lacks this.
* Full (i386, 32bit): `<download/nimrod_0.9.4_windows_i386_full.zip>`_
.. raw:: html
<p style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 0;">
SHA256: 8ee18faaa3a3d5df482c7abd6aa7ea87a350d7328b80ce1e2d486b59a7a93956
</p>
* Slim (i386, 32bit): `<download/nimrod_0.9.4_windows_i386_slim.zip>`_
.. raw:: html
<p style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 0;">
SHA256: 7024fb8ad8f98c0bd4949ae36ed11b52b4e401754bbd62a11199d6dc8628d857
</p>
* Full (amd64, 64bit): `<download/nimrod_0.9.4_windows_amd64_full.zip>`_
.. raw:: html
<p style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 0;">
SHA256: cb33cacc1a84fec771323d24cb6d9795f4803882466a9f417b424990aa49e18a
</p>
* Slim (amd64, 64bit): `<download/nimrod_0.9.4_windows_amd64_slim.zip>`_
.. raw:: html
<p style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 0;">
SHA256: fcf877e4bd1ebfa214749af6e4811cd8539af19f1d7b23017e4bd7f6cbfb3eba
</p>
Linux
~~~~~
* Linux (i386, 32bit): `<download/nimrod_0.9.4_linux_i386.tar.gz>`_
.. raw:: html
<p style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 0;">
SHA256: 79DD337A77AC4313A75F2C5EED8252F00BBBDEB1E0C3504660D4A52EA63DBA92
</p>
* Linux (amd64, 64bit): `<download/nimrod_0.9.4_linux_amd64.tar.gz>`_
.. raw:: html
<p style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 0;">
SHA256: 6F6CB3C727BA8059B7605C02942AE7910C20C2A3DC6A8A600D90D50FE61F0D8C
</p>
* Linux (ppc64, 64bit): `<download/nimrod_0.9.4_linux_ppc64.tar.gz>`_
.. raw:: html
<p style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 0;">
SHA256: 5DAC2D9F7F545929E04540E6E2594C68FC3126A3B2F7B1FA7DBA5E295B4A7D31
</p>
Mac OS X
~~~~~~~~
* Mac OS X (amd64, 64bit): `<download/nimrod_0.9.4_macosx_amd64.zip>`_
.. raw:: html
<p style="font-size: 8pt; margin-top: 0;">
SHA256: E6F3A8E434DF3E89686F043954C6DFC09ABEBC0FC09D3B9A6B35C2B3102F7C3C
</p>
If a binary for your platform is not available then you must build from source.
Bleeding edge binaries are available from the `Nimrod build farm <http://build.nimrod-lang.org/>`_.
Source
======
Installation from github
========================
Use the following commands to build the compiler from source.
Change the branch to suit your needs::
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The ``master`` branch always contains the latest stable version of the compiler.
If you want bleeding edge then switch to the ``devel`` branch and follow
the same instructions outlined above.

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====
..
2014-10-11 Version 0.10.0 released
2014-10-21 Version 0.10.0 released
==================================
Changes affecting backwards compatibility
-----------------------------------------
- ``spawn`` now uses an elaborate self-adapting thread pool and as such
has been moved into its own module. So to use it, you now have to import
``threadpool``.
- The symbol binding rules in generics changed: ``bar`` in ``foo.bar`` is
now considered for implicit early binding.
- ``c2nim`` moved into its own
`repository <https://github.com/nimrod-code/c2nim>`_
and is now a Nimble package.
- ``pas2nim`` moved into its own
`repository <https://github.com/nimrod-code/pas2nim>`_
and is now a Nimble package.
- ``system.$`` for floating point types now produces a human friendly string
representation.
- ``uri.TUrl`` as well as the ``parseurl`` module are now deprecated in favour
of the new ``TUri`` type in the ``uri`` module.
- The ``destructor`` pragma has been deprecated. Use the ``override`` pragma
instead. The destructor's name has to be ``destroy`` now.
- ``lambda`` is not a keyword anymore.
- **system.defined has been split into system.defined and system.declared**.
You have to use ``--symbol`` to declare new conditional symbols that can be
set via ``--define``.
- ``--threadanalysis:on`` is now the default. To make your program compile
you can disable it but this is only a temporary solution as this option
will disappear soon!
- ``system.fileHandle`` has been renamed to ``system.getFileHandle`` to
prevent name conflicts with the new type ``FileHandle``.
- Comments are now not part of the AST, as such you cannot use them in place
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be used instead.
- Large parts of the stdlib got rid of the T/P type prefixes. Instead most
types now simply start with an uppercased letter. The
so called "partial case sensitivity" is now active allowing code
like ``var foo: Foo``.
- String case (or any non-ordinal case) statements
so called "partial case sensitivity" is now active allowing for code
like ``var foo: Foo`` in more contexts.
- String case (or any non-ordinal case) statements
without 'else' are deprecated.
- Recursive tuple types are not allowed anymore. Use ``object`` instead.
Language Additions
------------------
- The new concurrency model has been implemented including ``locks`` sections,
lock levels and object field ``guards``.
- The ``parallel`` statement has been implemented.
- ``deepCopy`` has been added to the language.
Compiler Additions
------------------
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system.writeFile
2014-10-19 Nimrod version 0.9.6 released
========================================
**Note: 0.9.6 is the last release of Nimrod. The language has been renamed to
Nim. Nim slightly breaks compatibility.**
This is a maintenance release. The upcoming 0.10.0 release has
the new features and exciting developments.
Changes affecting backwards compatibility
-----------------------------------------
- ``spawn`` now uses an elaborate self-adapting thread pool and as such
has been moved into its own module. So to use it, you now have to import
``threadpool``.
- The symbol binding rules in generics changed: ``bar`` in ``foo.bar`` is
now considered for implicit early binding.
- ``c2nim`` moved into its own repository and is now a Babel package.
- ``pas2nim`` moved into its own repository and is now a Babel package.
- ``system.$`` for floating point types now produces a human friendly string
representation.
- ``uri.TUrl`` as well as the ``parseurl`` module are now deprecated in favour
of the new ``TUri`` type in the ``uri`` module.
- The ``destructor`` pragma has been deprecated. Use the ``override`` pragma
instead. The destructor's name has to be ``destroy`` now.
- ``lambda`` is not a keyword anymore.
- **system.defined has been split into system.defined and system.declared**.
You have to use ``--symbol`` to declare new conditional symbols that can be
set via ``--define``.
- ``--threadanalysis:on`` is now the default. To make your program compile
you can disable it but this is only a temporary solution as this option
will disappear soon!
Language Additions
------------------
- This version introduces the new ``deprecated`` pragma statement that is used
to handle the upcoming massive amount of symbol renames.
- ``spawn`` can now wrap proc that has a return value. It then returns a flow
variable of the wrapped return type.
Library Additions

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[Quotations]
# Page: quote - Person
# Bad things will happen if you use multiple dashes here.
index: """The most important thing in the programming language is the name.
A language will not succeed without a good name. I have recently invented a
very good name and now I am looking for a suitable language. - D. E. Knuth"""
index: """Is it so bad, then, to be misunderstood? Pythagoras was misunderstood,
and Socrates, and Jesus, and Luther, and Copernicus, and Galileo, and Newton,
and every pure and wise spirit that ever took flesh. To be great is to be
misunderstood. - Ralph Waldo Emerson"""
documentation: """Incorrect documentation is often worse than no documentation.
- Bertrand Meyer"""
download: """There are two major products that come out of Berkeley: LSD and

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<a class="news" href="news.html#Z2014-10-19-version-0-9-6-released">
<h3>Oct 19, 2014</h3>
<p>Nimrod version 0.9.6 has been released!</p>
</a>
<a class="news" href="news.html#Z2014-04-21-version-0-9-4-released">
<h3>Apr 21, 2014</h3>
<p>Nimrod version 0.9.4 has been released!</p>