What

Nim compiler in Docker images, but with support for multiple platforms.

Why

The current official Nimage only supports linux/amd64 builds. This one supports at least the following platforms, based on what the Ubuntu base images support.

linux/ppc64le
linux/arm/v7
linux/arm64/v8
linux/amd64

The Alpine based images support the following architectures.

linux/ppc64le
linux/arm/v7
linux/arm64/v8
linux/amd64

How

Semver tags are referring to the Nim version contained in that particular image.

Get

Latest build

docker pull akito13/nim

Fixed version

docker pull akito13/nim:2.0.8

Tags follow semver, without the v. Git tags equal Docker tags, so no need to check tags explicitly on Docker Hub.

Build

Build yourself

bash docker-build.sh

Run

Create Test File

echo 'import std/json; echo """{"hello":"test"}""".parseJson.pretty' > t.nim

Rootless

If you simply need to compile something, always use the rootless image.

docker run -itv "$PWD:/cwd" --rm akito13/nim:2.0.8-rootless bash -c "nim c -r /cwd/t.nim && rm /cwd/t"

Root

If you compile or install something, which depends on libraries installed through apt or otherwise need root access, you can use the root based image.

docker run -it --rm akito13/nim:2.0.8 bash -c "apt update && apt install -y libncurses-dev && nimble install -y moe"

You may also run the rootless image as root, if you don't want to download an additional image & instead re-use the already existing rootless one.

docker run -it --rm --user root akito13/nim:2.0.8-rootless bash -c "apt update && apt install -y libncurses-dev && nimble install -y moe"

Alpine

You may also use the Alpine based images.

docker run -it --rm akito13/nim:2.0.8-alpine sh -c "apk --no-cache add ncurses-dev pcre && nimble install -y moe"

License

Copyright © 2022-2024 Akito the@akito.ooo

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.