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@@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ Note: Only certain languages have indentation definitions at the moment. Check # Installation -We provide packaging for various distributions, but here's a quick method to -build from source. +Packages are available for various distributions (see [Installation docs](https://docs.helix-editor.com/install.html)). -``` +If you would like to build from source: + +```shell git clone https://github.com/helix-editor/helix cd helix cargo install --path helix-term @@ -47,6 +48,12 @@ This will install the `hx` binary to `$HOME/.cargo/bin` and build tree-sitter gr Helix also needs its runtime files so make sure to copy/symlink the `runtime/` directory into the config directory (for example `~/.config/helix/runtime` on Linux/macOS, or `%AppData%/helix/runtime` on Windows). + +| OS | command | +|-----------|-----------| +|windows |`xcopy runtime %AppData%/helix/runtime`| +|linux/macos|`ln -s $PWD/runtime ~/.config/helix/runtime` + This location can be overridden via the `HELIX_RUNTIME` environment variable. Packages already solve this for you by wrapping the `hx` binary with a wrapper diff --git a/book/src/install.md b/book/src/install.md index 372ce12a..3329d1c5 100644 --- a/book/src/install.md +++ b/book/src/install.md @@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ Helix also needs it's runtime files so make sure to copy/symlink the `runtime/` config directory (for example `~/.config/helix/runtime` on Linux/macOS). This location can be overriden via the `HELIX_RUNTIME` environment variable. +| OS | command | +|-----------|-----------| +|windows |`xcopy runtime %AppData%/helix/runtime`| +|linux/macos|`ln -s $PWD/runtime ~/.config/helix/runtime` + ## Building tree-sitter grammars Tree-sitter grammars must be fetched and compiled if not pre-packaged. |