Installation

kyro can currently be installed only through source. Basic knowledge about using a terminal is expected.

To install, follow these steps:

Prerequisites

Rust for compiling the binary: https://rust-lang.org/tools/install/
Git (Optional) to clone the repo: https://git-scm.com/, alternatively, download it manually from github.

git clone https://github.com/externref/kyro 
cd kyro

Make sure you're in the repo's directory and run the following command

linux/macos

chmod +x install.sh

windows

Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process

linux/macos

./install.sh

windows

.\install.ps1

Note:

What does these commands do?

both scripts run cargo build -r to compile the language binary.
create a .kyro directory in the home folder of the user.
move the binary in target/release/ and the lib directory to the .kyro directory.
add the directory as KYRO_HOME environment variable and add it to PATH for binary access systemwide.

Create a test file with any name, for this example we'll use main.kyro

var io = use("std:io");

fn main(){
    io.println("hello, world!");
}

main();

Run this command

kyro main.kyro

Expected Output:

externref@MSI:~/projects/kyro$ kyro main.kyro
hello, world!
externref@MSI:~/projects/kyro$