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Install Nim

v4.0.0

Install Nim

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Install Nim

Installs Nim and adds nim/nimble to the PATH

Installation

Copy and paste the following snippet into your .yml file.

 
              
- name: Install Nim

              
  uses: iffy/[email protected]
Learn more about this action in iffy/install-nim

Choose a version

Github Action to install Nim.

Put the following in .github/workflows/tests.yml

Use latest stable Nim version

on:
  pull_request:
  push:

jobs:
  default:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - uses: iffy/install-nim@v4
      - run: nimble install -y
      - run: nimble test

Use specific Nim versions

on:
  pull_request:
  push:

jobs:
  tests:
    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
    strategy:
      matrix:
        version:
          - stable
          - devel
          - 1.4.0
          - 1.2.8
          - 1.0.10
          - git:bbe49a14ae827b6474d692042406716a3b3dd71f
          - binary:1.6.0
        os:
          - ubuntu-latest
          - macOS-latest
          - windows-latest
    steps:
    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
    - uses: iffy/install-nim@v4
      with:
        version: ${{ matrix.version }}
    - name: Test
      continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.version == 'devel' }}
      run: |
        nimble install -y
        nimble test

If you run into trouble with GitHub rate limits, set the GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable like this:

jobs:
  tests:
    env:
      GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
    # etc...

Implementation

By default, this action uses choosenim to install Nim.

You can also explicitly request a particular build method by prefixing the version with a tag (e.g. git: as above). See .github/workflows/main.yml for examples.

If available, the fastest way to install is with the binary: tag (e.g. binary:1.4.0). See nightlies.txt for a list of available versions.

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