Open Dylan is a compiler and a set of libraries for the Dylan programming language.
If you're reading this inside of a binary release that you just downloaded and unpacked, then this is all you need to do to get started:
$ export PATH=/path/to/opendylan/bin:$PATH # for bash
Verify that the downloaded version is working correctly by building a hello-world binary:
deft new application --simple hello-world
cd hello-world
deft build --all
_build/bin/hello-world
Note: if there is no _build directory already, dylan-compiler will create it
and build all used libraries. Subsequent builds will be much faster since they
won't need to rebuild core libraries (as long as you always run the compiler in
the same directory).
If this is your first time trying Open Dylan, take a look at the Getting Started guide.
See also:
- BUILDING.rst - how to build the compiler and IDE
- See the Open Dylan Hacker's Guide for how to contribute to Open Dylan or its libraries.
- opendylan.org - our main website