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- SHA256: dca7c63d0c1861d2d7c51b2e7a29fa98371750a10ab282d5df9de22a07719c24
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-* Slim (i386, 32bit): ``_
+Installation based on generated C code
+======================================
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- SHA256: c0fcd1201bd20fad1e14b9d2cc2529494057068de1dd01f871cf129f088a8242
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+This installation method is the preferred way for Linux, Mac OS X, and other Unix
+like systems. Binary packages may be provided later.
-* Full (amd64, 64bit): ``_
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- SHA256: af9d478c2f3361e0f238fcb07fa8e7ae5821938c0f9063c6670e925c9ae9d16e
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+Download `nimrod_0.9.6.zip `_, extract it and follow
+these instructions:
-* Slim (amd64, 64bit): ``_
+* sh build.sh
+* Add ``$your_install_dir/bin`` to your PATH.
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- SHA256: 90c380721a46be2b9b8d5437187f701940aefc2e1fb9722dbc543f5c5a3bb85e
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+There are other ways to install Nimrod (like using the ``install.sh`` script),
+but these tend to cause more problems.
-Archives
---------
-Windows
-~~~~~~~
+Installation from github
+========================
-The "full" version includes a full mingw distribution which includes a C
-compiler. The "slim" version lacks this.
-
-* Full (i386, 32bit): ``_
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-* Slim (i386, 32bit): ``_
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- SHA256: 7024fb8ad8f98c0bd4949ae36ed11b52b4e401754bbd62a11199d6dc8628d857
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-
-* Full (amd64, 64bit): ``_
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- SHA256: cb33cacc1a84fec771323d24cb6d9795f4803882466a9f417b424990aa49e18a
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-* Slim (amd64, 64bit): ``_
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-
-Linux
-~~~~~
-
-* Linux (i386, 32bit): ``_
-
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- SHA256: 79DD337A77AC4313A75F2C5EED8252F00BBBDEB1E0C3504660D4A52EA63DBA92
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-* Linux (amd64, 64bit): ``_
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- SHA256: 6F6CB3C727BA8059B7605C02942AE7910C20C2A3DC6A8A600D90D50FE61F0D8C
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-* Linux (ppc64, 64bit): ``_
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- SHA256: 5DAC2D9F7F545929E04540E6E2594C68FC3126A3B2F7B1FA7DBA5E295B4A7D31
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-Mac OS X
-~~~~~~~~
-
-* Mac OS X (amd64, 64bit): ``_
-
- .. raw:: html
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- SHA256: E6F3A8E434DF3E89686F043954C6DFC09ABEBC0FC09D3B9A6B35C2B3102F7C3C
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-
-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 `_.
-
-Source
-======
-
-Starting with 0.9.4 we now advise people to build directly from the
+It is also possible to build directly from the
github `master `_ branch::
git clone -b master git://github.com/Araq/Nimrod.git
@@ -135,4 +47,3 @@ github `master `_ branch::
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.
-
diff --git a/web/news.txt b/web/news.txt
index 27262309e..acf193088 100644
--- a/web/news.txt
+++ b/web/news.txt
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
News
====
-2014-10-12 Version 0.9.6 released
-=================================
+2014-10-19 Nimrod version 0.9.6 released
+========================================
-**Note: This is the last release of Nimrod. The language has been renamed to
+**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
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ 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 have a return value. It then returns a flow
+ variable of the wrapped return type.
Library Additions
diff --git a/web/ticker.txt b/web/ticker.txt
index f06b00572..98ad25905 100644
--- a/web/ticker.txt
+++ b/web/ticker.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+
+ Oct 19, 2014
+ Nimrod version 0.9.6 has been released!
+
+
Apr 21, 2014
Nimrod version 0.9.4 has been released!