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It looks like for now the only way to get the compiler is to built it from source. Is there an estimate on when an executable or installer will be provided? I'm guessing the reason there isn't one now is just because it's low on the priority list?

Lucas Rosa (Aug 17 2021 at 18:14):

not necessarily that it's low on the priority list but more like the compiler isn't even ready for any kind of release yet

Lucas Rosa (Aug 17 2021 at 18:15):

I can't give a good timeline on that but maybe richard has an idea

Lucas Rosa (Aug 17 2021 at 18:16):

the recent wave of new people revealed some good issues and edge cases, so I suspect there are probably a decent amount still hiding around

Richard Feldman (Aug 17 2021 at 18:25):

yeah there's a fairly long list of things I'd want to get done before I think we'd be ready for a release with a version number, but I think we can get to a nightly build sooner than that so building from source isn't the only way to get a binary anymore

Richard Feldman (Aug 17 2021 at 18:27):

at the moment, the main thing a nightly build needs is running CI builds on macOS - currently we only run CI on Linux

Richard Feldman (Aug 17 2021 at 18:28):

I actually bought a Mac mini for that purpose, but haven't gotten CI set up on it yet

Richard Feldman (Aug 17 2021 at 18:28):

we don't support Windows yet, but that's on purpose to prevent duplicated work when we redo how linking works

Martin Stewart (Aug 17 2021 at 18:34):

Sorry, release wasn't the right word. But yes, nightly builds would be appreciated! Otherwise I guess I'll just have to stop being lazy and follow the building from source guide.