install.sh/koch install apparently doesn't install the compiler sources

[dom96]

This means that packages do not contain the compiler sources. These are required for certain tools, such as Nimsuggest.

For example, Arch linux package doesn't contain it: https://www.archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/nim/files/

[Araq]

Well since the compiler is also a Nimble package, it's not obvious at all what should be done about this situation.

[Araq]

All tools that require the compiler sources are now part of the distribution. Other tools like 'c2nim' can use the compiler Nimble package.

[genotrance]

I think this needs to be reconsidered as the compiler is a very useful package and used by more and more tools. Using $nim instead of redownloading the entire compiler package at some fixed version is reasonable.

Further, there's always going to be random compatibility issues between an older nim.exe with a newer compiler lib or vice versa.