From cc61d4d3d88e1ca631108a14bffa541cc17441cd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dario Vladovic Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2020 01:36:26 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Add Homebrew installation instructions --- INSTALL.md | 71 +++++++++++++++++-------------- docs/source/tutorial/starting.rst | 21 ++++++++- 2 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md index a22cda464..378e767d0 100644 --- a/INSTALL.md +++ b/INSTALL.md @@ -1,11 +1,15 @@ -Installing -========== +# Installing + +- [Installing from source](#installing-from-source) +- [Installing from a package mananager](#installing-from-a-package-manager) + +## Installing from source The easiest way to install is via the existing generated Scheme code. The requirements are: -* A Scheme compiler; either Chez Scheme (default), or Racket. -* `bash`, with `realpath`. On Linux, you probably already have this. +- A Scheme compiler; either Chez Scheme (default), or Racket. +- `bash`, with `realpath`. On Linux, you probably already have this. On a Mac, you can install this with `brew install coreutils`. On FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD, you can install `realpath` and `GNU make` using a package manager. For instance, on OpenBSD you can install all of them @@ -25,31 +29,29 @@ make sure you run `./configure --threads` to build multithreading support in. **NOTE**: On FreeBSD, OpenBSD and NetBSD you need to use `gmake` command instead of `make` in the following steps. -1: Set the PREFIX ------------------ +### 1: Set the PREFIX -* Change the `PREFIX` in `config.mk`. The default is to install in +- Change the `PREFIX` in `config.mk`. The default is to install in `$HOME/.idris2` If you have an existing Idris 2, go to the alternative Step 2. Otherwise, read on... Make sure that: -* `$PREFIX/bin` is in your `PATH` -* `$PREFIX/lib` is in your `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` or `DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH` if on +- `$PREFIX/bin` is in your `PATH` +- `$PREFIX/lib` is in your `LD_LIBRARY_PATH` or `DYLD_LIBRARY_PATH` if on `macOS` (so that the system knows where to look for library support code) -2: Installing without an existing Idris 2 ------------------------------------------- +### 2: Installing without an existing Idris 2 -If you *don't* have [Idris-2-in-Idris-1](https://github.com/edwinb/Idris2-boot) installed, you can build from pre-built +If you _don't_ have [Idris-2-in-Idris-1](https://github.com/edwinb/Idris2-boot) installed, you can build from pre-built Chez Scheme source, as long as you have Chez Scheme installed (or, alternatively, Racket). To do this, enter one of the following: -* `make bootstrap SCHEME=chez` -* `make bootstrap-racket` +- `make bootstrap SCHEME=chez` +- `make bootstrap-racket` -`chez` is the executable name of the Chez Scheme compiler. You may need to +`chez` is the executable name of the Chez Scheme compiler. You may need to replace this with the executable for Chez Scheme on your system. This could be `scheme`, `chezscheme` or `chezscheme9.5` or something else, depending on your system and the Chez Scheme version. @@ -61,45 +63,50 @@ the tests. If all is well, to install, type: -* `make install` +- `make install` -(Alternative 2: Installing with an existing Idris 2) ----------------------------------------------------- +### (Alternative 2: Installing with an existing Idris 2) If you have [Idris-2-in-Idris-1](https://github.com/edwinb/Idris2-boot) installed: -* `make all IDRIS2_BOOT=idris2boot` -* `make install IDRIS2_BOOT=idris2boot` +- `make all IDRIS2_BOOT=idris2boot` +- `make install IDRIS2_BOOT=idris2boot` If you have an earlier version of this Idris 2 installer -* `make all` -* `make install` +- `make all` +- `make install` -3: (Optional) Self-hosting step -------------------------------- +### 3: (Optional) Self-hosting step As a final step, you can rebuild from the newly installed Idris 2 to verify -that everything has worked correctly. Assuming that `idris2` is in your +that everything has worked correctly. Assuming that `idris2` is in your `PATH`. -* `make clean` -- to make sure you're building everything with the new version -* `make all && make install` +- `make clean` -- to make sure you're building everything with the new version +- `make all && make install` -4: Running tests ----------------- +### 4: Running tests After `make all`, type `make test` to check everything works. This uses the executable in `./build/exec`. -5: (Optional) Installing the Idris 2 API ----------------------------------------- +### 5: (Optional) Installing the Idris 2 API You'll only need this if you're developing support tools, such as an external code generator. To do so, once everything is successfully installed, type: -* `make install-api` +- `make install-api` The API will only work if you've completed the self-hosting step, step 3, since the intermediate code versions need to be consistent throughout. + +## Installing from a package manager + +### Installing using Homebrew + +If you are Homebrew user you can install Idris 2 together with all the requirements +by running following command: + + brew install idris2 diff --git a/docs/source/tutorial/starting.rst b/docs/source/tutorial/starting.rst index cfcc871d1..bd74ec711 100644 --- a/docs/source/tutorial/starting.rst +++ b/docs/source/tutorial/starting.rst @@ -4,8 +4,11 @@ Getting Started *************** +Installing from Source +====================== + Prerequisites -============= +------------- Idris 2 is implemented in Idris 2 itself, so to bootstrap it you can build from generated Scheme sources. To do this, you need either Chez Scheme (default, and @@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ distributions. you run ``./configure --threads`` to build multithreading support in. Downloading and Installing -========================== +-------------------------- You can download the Idris 2 source from the `Idris web site `_ or get the latest @@ -48,6 +51,20 @@ install with the command ``make install``. This will, by default, install into PREFIX ?= /usr/local +Installing from a Package Manager +================================= + +Installing Using Homebrew +---------------------- + +If you are Homebrew user you can install Idris 2 together with all the requirements +by running following command: + + brew install idris2 + +Checking Installation +===================== + To check that installation has succeeded, and to write your first Idris program, create a file called ``hello.idr`` containing the following text: