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Installing Sailfin

Requirements

  • Linux or macOS (Windows support via WSL)
  • LLVM 17+ (installed automatically by the installer)
  • A C compiler (gcc or clang) for linking

Quick Install

The fastest way to install Sailfin is with the install script:

curl -fsSL https://sailfin.dev/install.sh | sh

This installs the sailfin and sfn binaries to ~/.local/bin.

From Source

If you prefer to build from source:

git clone https://github.com/sailfin/sailfin.git
cd sailfin
make env       # Create the Conda environment
make compile   # Build the compiler (self-hosting from seed)
make install   # Install to ~/.local/bin

Verify Installation

sfn --version

You should see output like:

sailfin v0.1.1-alpha

Next Steps