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'''tl;dr''' Use the <code>julia_17-bin</code> package. | '''tl;dr''' Use the <code>julia_17-bin</code> package. | ||
The <code>julia_17-bin</code> package | The <code>julia_17-bin</code> package does not show up in the search, but it works. | ||
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. | 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. | * -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. | * -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 13:17, 31 March 2022
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
tl;dr Use the julia_17-bin package.
The julia_17-bin package does not show up in the search, but it works.
There are a number of other julia* attributes, but most of them are broken. 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.