Getting Started

Installation

A brief guide on how to install the viper compiler

Dependencies required

• Any C++ compiler that supports C++20
• CMake

Installing

1. Clone the GitHub repository
   

git clone https://github.com/viper-org/viper-lang

2. Build the Viper compiler by running
   

cmake .
cmake --build .

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Note

If the build is taking a long time, you may use the -j flag to use multiple cores when compiling. It is recommended to use -j{Number of threads on your system + 2} for the fastest build.

Guide

A simple viper program looks like this:

func @main() -> i32 {
    return 0;
}