roc/getting_started/linux_x86.md

0. Download the latest nightly from the assets here.
1. Untar the archive:

   tar -xf roc_nightly-linux_x86_64-<VERSION>.tar.gz
   

2. 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/0.9.1/zig-linux-x86_64-0.9.1.tar.xz
   tar -xf zig-linux-x86_64-0.9.1.tar.xz
   sudo ln -s  $(pwd)/zig-linux-x86_64-0.9.1/zig /usr/local/bin/zig
   

   • for the C example:

   # On a Debian-based distro like Ubuntu
   sudo apt update && sudo apt install build-essential clang
   
   # On an RPM-based distro like Fedora
   sudo dnf check-update && sudo dnf install clang
   

3. Run examples with:

   # Rust. If you installed rust in this terminal you'll need to open a new one first!
   ./roc examples/platform-switching/rust-platform/rocLovesRust.roc
   # Zig
   ./roc examples/platform-switching/zig-platform/rocLovesZig.roc
   # C
   ./roc examples/platform-switching/c-platform/rocLovesC.roc
   

4. See here for the other examples.