From 36a61739b15a9ade8e4d48aad1d878562cd8c38a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Araq Date: Sat, 8 Oct 2016 12:07:24 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] up to date readme.markdown --- readme.markdown | 31 +------------------------------ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 30 deletions(-) diff --git a/readme.markdown b/readme.markdown index 343219b..9dbec1d 100644 --- a/readme.markdown +++ b/readme.markdown @@ -86,36 +86,7 @@ you also need to create a symlink for ``nimble``. ### Windows -You can install Nimble via a pre-built installation archive which is -available on the [releases](https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/releases) page. -Alternatively, you can also install Nimble from source. - -#### Using the pre-built archives - -Download the latest release archive from the -[releases](https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/releases) page. These archives -will have a filename of the form ``nimble-x_win32`` where ``x`` is the -current version. - -Once you download that archive unzip it and execute the ``install.bat`` file. -One important thing to note is that this installation requires you have -the Nim compiler in your PATH. Once the installation completes you should -add ``C:\Users\YourName\.nimble\bin`` to your PATH. - -#### From source - -On Windows installing Nimble from source is slightly more complex: - - git clone https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble.git - cd nimble - nim -d:release c src/nimble - cp src/nimble.exe src/nimble1.exe - src/nimble1.exe install - -This is required because Windows will lock the process which is being run, but -during installation Nimble recompiles itself causing an error. -Once the installation completes you should -add ``C:\Users\YourName\.nimble\bin`` to your PATH. +The Windows installer ships with ``nimble.exe`` out of the box. ## Nimble's folder structure and packages