Installing Djazair

Djazair is built to compile cleanly on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It relies on standard compiler environments and has minimal external dependencies.

Linux & macOS Compilation

Ensure you have GCC or Clang and make installed. Open a terminal and run the following commands:

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/djazair-language/djazair.git
cd djazair

# Build the interpreter using Makefile (very fast!)
make

# Optionally install it system-wide (requires root/sudo)
sudo make install

The build outputs will be placed under build/bin/djazair.

Windows Compilation

To compile on Windows, you must have a MinGW-w64 compiler environment installed, along with libregex (specifically mingw-w64-x86_64-libgnurx) for pattern matching capabilities. Run the automated build script in PowerShell:

# Navigate to workspace directory
cd djazair-language

# Run build script
tools\build.ps1

The compiler will output build\bin\djazair.exe.