Install Jik

Latest Release

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 "$HOME/.local/share/jik"
curl -L -o /tmp/jik-linux-x64.tar.gz \
  https://github.com/jik-lang/jik/releases/download/v0.1.0-alpha.12/jik-v0.1.0-alpha.12-linux-x64.tar.gz
tar -xzf /tmp/jik-linux-x64.tar.gz -C "$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. Configure one either by using the --cc CLI option or (recommended) by setting the JIK_CC environment variable.

For a simple Windows setup, install MinGW-w64 GCC from WinLibs, add its bin directory to PATH, and set JIK_CC=gcc (for example: set 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. If you do not want to use JIK_CC, run it with jik run hello.jik --cc clang.

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

All Releases