Install Jik

Download the latest release archive for your platform, extract it, and run jik.

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Install Jik

Windows

  1. Download the Windows x64 ZIP from the latest release.
  2. Extract it to a stable location, for example C:\tools\jik.
  3. Add that directory to your user or system PATH.
  4. Open a new terminal and verify the compiler works.
jik help

Linux

  1. Download and extract the Linux x64 archive into a directory owned by your user.
  2. Add that directory to PATH.
  3. Verify the compiler from a new shell.
mkdir -p "$HOME/.local/share/jik"
curl -L -o /tmp/jik-linux-x64.tar.gz \
  https://github.com/jik-lang/jik/releases/download/v0.1.0-alpha.29/jik-v0.1.0-alpha.29-linux-x64.tar.gz
tar -xzf /tmp/jik-linux-x64.tar.gz -C "$HOME/.local/share/jik" --strip-components=1
export PATH="$HOME/.local/share/jik:$PATH"
jik help

Note: the Linux x64 archive requires glibc 2.34 or newer. On older WSL/Linux distributions, use a newer distro image or build Jik from source. To make jik available in new terminals, add $HOME/.local/share/jik to your shell startup file.

Configure a Host C Compiler

jik run and jik build need a host C compiler. On Windows, these portable GCC toolchains are easy ways to get one:

  • WinLibs: Extract a MinGW-w64 GCC build and add its mingw64/bin directory to PATH.
  • w64devkit: Extract the kit and add its bin directory to PATH.

In the terminal where you will run Jik, check gcc --version. Set JIK_CC=gcc to use GCC by default. For a single command, you can instead run jik run hello.jik --cc gcc.

Test the Installation

Create a file named hello.jik:

func main():
    println("Hello, Jik!")
end

Run it with jik run hello.jik. See the CLI reference for more commands.

Use Packages

After the compiler is installed, see the Packages page for official package setup, JIK_PKG_PATH configuration, and import examples.

VS Code Extension

Download the .vsix file from the same release and install it from VS Code's Extensions view, or from a terminal. 

code --install-extension jik-language-tools-*.vsix