update download page with pack instructions #12
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Using `pack switch latest` does indeed update one's installed version of Idris 2, however, it updates it to the latest git commit (the latest HEAD) and not the latest release. This is worth clarifying.
This is some larger rewording compared to the previous commit. However, it felt better to immediately point people to `pack` as the least painful install process. Mentioning that one can use releases with `pack`, but that this requires some care, also seemed sensible.
Although both `pack` and Idris2's repo mention needing Chez or Racket at some point, having this at the very start means people don't get halfway through the install procedure, only for it to then go "And what Scheme have you got installed?", which might lead to confusion and/or frustration. This way, new users will know to set up Chez Scheme or Racket first, and then return to the Idris install instructions.
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There were some more things that snuck in there whilst editing, sorry... I tried to be careful to have them in separate commits though, so if you dislike any of the changes @andrevidela , please feel free to revert them (or edit the text if that's straightforward) : ) |
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Thanks! I think all changes are good. I slightly reworded the bit about the git commit because it felt strange to suddently talk about git in the middle of the instructions for |
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Thanks, that 100% reads better. Just pushed a tiny fix to the footnote (it seemed to interact weirdly with the monospace markers when running Pelican locally). I think we're good to merge : ) |
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Thanks for doing this. Looks good to me. |
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addresses one of the points for andrevidela/idris-documentation-tracking#1
pack switch latestandpack build