Install Mint
This page will guide you on how to install Mint on different platforms.
Install on macOS (or Linux)
To easily install Mint on macOS or Linux you can use
Homebrew.
# For macOS, ensure Xcode's CLT is installed to prevent building llvm from source
xcode-select --install
# If you have installed mint before
brew untap homebrew-community/mint
brew tap mint-lang/mint-lang
brew install mint-lang
Install from source
To install Mint from source you will need to install the Crystal programming language.
After installing Crystal just follow these commands:
git clone https://github.com/mint-lang/mint.git
cd mint
shards install
shards build --progress --release --no-debug
sudo mv ./bin/mint /usr/local/bin/mint
Install on Linux
Since Mint is just a binary you can download the pre-built binaries and use them.
wget --no-verbose -O mint https://mint-lang.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/mint-master-linux
chmod +x ./mint
sudo mv ./mint /usr/local/bin/mint
Usage with Docker
You can run mint using a Docker container by using the mint-docker repository.
You will need to have Docker and Docker Compose installed.
git clone https://github.com/mint-lang/mint-docker.git
cd mint-docker
docker-compose up