Home: Getting started.
* Installing simple-lang & it's enviroment.
* Test your installation.
* Getting help.
simple-lang can be installed on any operating system. Be it Windows, Linux or Unix OS* and even Mac. In this section, i'll discuss how we can install in all OS'es.
To install simple-lang on a Unix / Linux OS, grab the latest release of the Linux package from here. Choose the suitable OS type and download. Upon downloading, you'll unzip and install. Open your terminal:
$ unzip simple-lang-release-version.zip & cd simple-lang-release-version
$ cd build & chmod +x Linux-build.sh
$ sudo ./Linux-build.sh -c -i
# This check and configures your system (-c) and then install (-i)Boom!. simple-lang has been installed and enviroments and modules have also been added.
It's pretty simple-lang to install simple-lang on Windows OS. Grab the latest release for windows from here and run the .exe file. In a few moments, you'll have simple-lang installed.
The steps are pretty similar to the one of the Unix. Grab the latest release for Mac from here. Unzip and run the sh file. Open your console.
$ unzip simple-lang-release-version.zip & cd simple-lang-release-version
$ cd build & chmod +x simple-langOnlyBuild-mac.sh
$ sudo ./simple-langOnlyBuild-Mac.shTo test your installation, open your Konsole, Terminal or command prompt and test run the simple-lang command.
$ simpleYou can also test the enviroments built with it, such as the repl ( read-evaluate-print-loop) with the command:
$ simplereplTo see simple-lang in action, we'll write a basic hello world in simple-lang. Create a new file in your desired workspace, I'll name mine hello.sim. Write this in the file:
display "Hello World"
Run the file using the simple-lang compiler from your command prompt, terminal or konsole.
$ simple hello.sim
// Displays "Hello world"Stuck installing simple-lang ? Do create a new issue here. We'll be glad to help.