Rocup for the new zig compiler · show and tell

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Topic: Rocup for the new zig compiler

Ian McLerran (May 12 2026 at 16:52):

I've been wanting an updated version of rocup for a while, so I finally created one.
https://github.com/imclerran/rocup

Full credit to @Krzysztof Kielak's original rocup as inspiration - this is a totally revamped rocup with the zig based compiler first-class.

Install and manage multiple roc versions, including roc alpha4-rolling, zig nightlies, and your own compiled binaries.
Install roc binaries by their version hash - either the 8 digit hash from roc --version, or the 7 digit hash from the nightlies tag.
A few helpful utility commands like list, remove, and prune.

usage: rocup [alpha4 | latest | <hash> | <path> | +N | -N | list | remove <ver> | prune <N>]

Install it with:

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/imclerran/rocup/main/install.sh | sh

Johannes Rubenz (May 12 2026 at 16:58):

Ian McLerran schrieb:

imclerran/rocup

~~Cool, but watch out, you have a dangerous typo in the GitHub address!~~

Ian McLerran (May 12 2026 at 17:01):

Thanks! Fixed the url!

Ian McLerran (May 12 2026 at 17:01):

Double checked the markdown link for typos as well :sweat_smile:

Ian McLerran (May 14 2026 at 01:39):

Just added Windows support as well.

Windows usage is the same, with the exception of alpha4-rolling, which does not have a Windows binary, and so that command is dropped from the Windows version.

Installed with:

iwr -useb https://raw.githubusercontent.com/imclerran/rocup/main/install.ps1 | iex

Last updated: May 23 2026 at 12:51 UTC