instructions on how to use nightly release

BUILDING_FROM_SOURCE.md

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Building the Roc compiler from source
 
 
-## Installing LLVM, Zig, valgrind, and Python 2.7
+## Installing LLVM, Zig, valgrind, and Python
 
 To build the compiler, you need these installed:
 
-* Python 2.7 (Windows only), `python-is-python3` (Ubuntu)
+* `python-is-python3` (Ubuntu)
 * [Zig](https://ziglang.org/), see below for version
 * `libxkbcommon` - macOS seems to have it already; on Ubuntu or Debian you can get it with `apt-get install libxkbcommon-dev`
 * On Debian/Ubuntu `sudo apt-get install pkg-config`

README.md

@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ Roc is a language for making delightful software.
 
 If you already know [Elm](https://elm-lang.org/), then [Roc for Elm Programmers](https://github.com/rtfeldman/roc/blob/trunk/roc-for-elm-programmers.md) may be of interest.
 
-If you're curious about where the language's name and logo came from,
-[here's an explanation](https://github.com/rtfeldman/roc/blob/trunk/name-and-logo.md).
-
 You can get help and discuss with other people on the [Roc Zulip chat](https://roc.zulipchat.com).
 
 ## State of Roc
@@ -16,13 +13,9 @@ Many programs can however be compiled correctly. Check out [examples](examples)
 
 ## Getting started
 
-1. [Install Rust](https://rustup.rs/)
-2. [Build from source](BUILDING_FROM_SOURCE.md)
-3. In a terminal, run this from the root folder:
-    ```
-    cargo run repl
-    ```
-4. Check out [these tests](https://github.com/rtfeldman/roc/blob/trunk/cli/tests/repl_eval.rs) for examples of using the REPL
+- [Linux x86](getting_started/linux_x86.md)
+- [Windows](getting_started/windows.md)
+- [Other](getting_started/other.md)
 
 ### Examples
 
@@ -108,3 +101,8 @@ been able to find beginner-friendly projects to get people up to speed gradually
 
 If you're interested in getting involved, check out
 [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/rtfeldman/roc/blob/trunk/CONTRIBUTING.md)!
+
+## Name and Logo
+
+If you're curious about where the language's name and logo came from,
+[here's an explanation](https://github.com/rtfeldman/roc/blob/trunk/name-and-logo.md).

getting_started/linux_x86.md

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+1. Download the latest nighly from the assets [here](https://github.com/rtfeldman/roc/releases).
+2. Untar the archive:
+    ```
+    tar -xf roc_nightly-linux_x86_64-<VERSION>.tar.gz
+    ```
+3. To be able to run examples:
+    - for the Rust example:
+    ```
+    curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh
+    ```
+    - for the zig example:
+    ```
+    wget https://ziglang.org/download/0.8.1/zig-linux-x86_64-0.8.1.tar.xz
+    tar -xf zig-linux-x86_64-0.8.1.tar.xz
+    sudo ln -s  $(pwd)/zig-linux-x86_64-0.8.1/zig /usr/bin/zig
+    ```
+    - for the C example:
+    ```
+    sudo apt install clang-12
+    sudo ln -s /usr/bin/clang-12 /usr/bin/clang
+    ```
+4. Run examples with:
+    ```
+    # Rust
+    ./roc examples/hello-rust/Hello.roc
+    # Zig
+    ./roc examples/hello-zig/Hello.roc
+    # C
+    ./roc examples/hello-world/Hello.roc
+    ```
+5. See [here](../README.md#examples) for the other examples.

getting_started/other.md

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+1. [Install Rust](https://rustup.rs/)
+2. [Build roc from source](BUILDING_FROM_SOURCE.md)
+3. Run examples with:
+    ```
+    # Rust
+    cargo run examples/hello-rust/Hello.roc
+    # Zig
+    cargo run examples/hello-zig/Hello.roc
+    # C
+    cargo run examples/hello-world/Hello.roc
+    ```
+4. See [here](../README.md#examples) for the other examples.

getting_started/windows.md

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Windows is not yet supported, we have a big project in the works that will make it easier to achieve this.
+Until then we recommend using Ubuntu through the "Windows Subsystem for Linux".