You do not need `devel` though it depends on the version you're targeting and what you're doing, personally for Nimscripter I just add do `--path:"$nim"` or the equivalent to use the compiler API of their current compiler, this makes it less annoying and does not have a weird dependency.
- Using the Compiler lib without needing the devel version of Ni... Niminem
- Using the Compiler lib without needing the devel version ... ElegantBeef