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== Installation And Versions ==
== Installation And Versions ==
 
You can install the newest version of Julia either with <code>julia-bin</code> (the derivation which downloads the binary) or <code>julia<\code> (the derivation which builds Julia from the source). From the end-user perspective, -bin packages should be indistinguishable from source-built ones.
Use the <code>julia-bin</code> or <code>julia-lts-bin</code> package.
 
There are a number of other <code>julia*</code> attributes, but most of them are broken. [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/123394 Work] is ongoing to add macOS support.
* stable packages are for Julia LTS versions, which are very old at this point. I believe 1.0-ish. You probably want something more recent.
* bin packages are not built from source directly, but are instead built off of the official binaries released by Julia. Building Julia from source has proven to be quite a nightmare, so the -bin packages take the easy route. From the end-user perspective, -bin packages should be indistinguishable from source built ones.
   
   



Revision as of 08:19, 24 March 2024

Julia is a programming language, that aims to create an unprecedented combination of ease-of-use, power, and efficiency in a single language.

Installation And Versions

You can install the newest version of Julia either with julia-bin (the derivation which downloads the binary) or julia<\code> (the derivation which builds Julia from the source). From the end-user perspective, -bin packages should be indistinguishable from source-built ones.


Packages

Some Julia packages expect binaries to be installed on your system. Most notably, Julia Plots does not work. You can use Gadfly instead.