"nim is both case- and underscore-insensitive"

I had forgotten this when reading about nim some time ago. I know that
first appearances can be deceptive, but hmm...


On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 5:05:00 PM UTC [email protected] wrote:

> How did you install gcc?  Using minGW?
>
> On Monday, January 1, 2024 at 10:27:25 AM UTC-5 Edward K. Ream wrote:
>
>> Apparently the malware warnings are spurious: See nim issue #23151 
>> <https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/23151>.
>>
>> That said, there is no way I would open the .zip file without first 
>> disinfecting it.
>>
>> The Nim install page <https://nim-lang.org/install_windows.html>said to 
>> run finish.exe after unpacking the .zip file. But that file does not exist. 
>> Happily, earlier I had found the Nim Package Directory 
>> <https://nimble.directory/>.
>>
>> I was looking for a python tokenizer, but I noticed the Nim package 
>> <https://nimble.directory/pkg/nim>.
>>
>> To complete the install I just ran nimble install nim from Nim's bin 
>> directory. Everything just worked!
>>
>> Perhaps I got lucky: I had already installed gcc (and added gcc.cmd) so 
>> nimble could invoke gcc even with gcc missing from my Windows path.
>>
>> *Summary*
>>
>> Use nimble install nim to complete the install.
>>
>> I am eager to start playing with Nim!
>>
>> Edward
>>
>>

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