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Installing nim

conda install nim

We've started with nim-1.0.2, but that can be updated at any time.

For now, we are using a source-distribution rather than the overnight pre-built.

Details

The nim-feedstock now comes from the conda-forge "channel". It seems to work, but it still need improvement.

We are not yet able to "test" nim as part of the nim-feedstock recipe because of how compilers are consumed in conda. Suggestions are appreciated.

Linux

We hard-code the expected name of the compiler in $PREFIX/config/nim.cfg (where nim itself lives at $PREFIX/bin/nim):

gcc.exe = "x86_64-conda_cos6-linux-gnu-gcc"
gcc.cpp.exe = "x86_64-conda_cos6-linux-gnu-gcc"
gcc.linkerexe = "x86_64-conda_cos6-linux-gnu-gcc"
clang.exe = "x86_64-conda_cos6-linux-gnu-gcc"
clang.linkerexe = "x86_64-conda_cos6-linux-gnu-gcc"

This is problematic, but it works for now.

OSX

Not yet supported.

Windows

Not yet supported.

References

• https://github.com/conda-forge/nim-feedstock
• https://github.com/conda-forge/staged-recipes/pull/10046
• https://github.com/conda-forge/staged-recipes/pull/10045
• https://conda-forge.org/docs/maintainer/adding_pkgs.html
• https://docs.conda.io/projects/conda-build/en/latest/resources/compiler-tools.html