nim

programming language compiler

TLDR

Compile to executable

$ nim c [program.nim]

Compile and run

$ nim c -r [program.nim]

Release build

$ nim c -d:release [program.nim]

Generate C source without linking

$ nim c --compileOnly [program.nim]

Compile to JavaScript

$ nim js [program.nim]

Compile to C++

$ nim cpp [program.nim]

Check syntax and semantics

$ nim check [program.nim]

Generate HTML documentation

$ nim doc [program.nim]

SYNOPSIS

nim [command] [options] file

DESCRIPTION

nim is the Nim programming language compiler. It compiles to C, JavaScript, and other backends.The tool produces efficient executables. Features Python-like syntax with static typing.

PARAMETERS

COMMAND

Compilation command.

c / compile

Compile to C (default backend).

cpp

Compile to C++.

Compile to JavaScript.

objc

Compile to Objective-C.

check

Validate syntax and semantics without code generation.

doc

Generate HTML documentation from source.

-r, --run

Run the program after compilation.

-c, --compileOnly

Generate code without linking.

-d:release

Enable release optimizations.

-d:danger

Disable all runtime checks for maximum speed.

-o:FILE

Set the output filename.

--opt:speed|size|none

Optimization target.

--mm:arc|orc|refc

Select memory management strategy.

--threads:on

Enable multithreading support.

-f, --forceBuild

Force full rebuild of all modules.

--help

Display help information.

INSTALL

sudo pacman -S nim

sudo apk add nim

sudo zypper install nim

brew install nim

nix profile install nixpkgs#nim

CAVEATS

Requires C compiler for native builds. Garbage collected by default. Growing ecosystem.

HISTORY

Nim was created by Andreas Rumpf starting in 2005, originally named Nimrod.