I tested this with Nim v1.0.6 on Windows 8.1.
Build nimhcr.dll and nimrtl.dll:
cd c:\my\path\to\nim
nim c -d:release lib/nimrtl.nim
nim c -d:release lib/nimhcr.nim
Run
Put them in the parent directory of mymain.nim or an directory PATH env var
contain. As sample code in the
[instructions](https://nim-lang.github.io/Nim/hcr) failed to compile, I tested
following code.
#logic.nim
#*** import the hotcodereloading stdlib module ***
import hotcodereloading
import os, times
var lastMod = getLastModificationTime(currentSourcePath())
proc update*() =
echo "bar"
let t = getLastModificationTime(currentSourcePath())
if t > lastMod:
if execShellCmd("nim c --hotcodereloading:on mymain.nim") == 0:
lastMod = t
#*** reload this logic.nim module on this file updated.***
performCodeReload()
sleep 1000
Run
#mymain.nim
import logic
proc main() =
while true:
update()
main()
Run
Build mymain.nim and run mymain.exe:
nim c --hotcodereloading:on mymain.nim
mymain.exe
Run
Change code in logic.nim from
echo "bar"
Run
to
echo "foo"
Run
When I save it to the file, it is rebuilt and reloaded automatically.
