elm
v0.19.1-6
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Installer for Elm: just downloads the binary into node_modules
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Elm Installer
Elm is a functional programming language that compiles to JavaScript.
Head over to The Official Guide to start learning Elm!
What is this package for?
For normal installs, I reccomend using the instructions here instead. This package is only for people who enjoy using npm
even when it is not necessary, or for people who want to use npm
for certain scenarios such as:
Multiple versions
People using Elm at work may use different versions of Elm in different projects. They can run npm install [email protected]
in each project and use the binary at ./node_modules/.bin/elm
for compilation.
Continuous integration
The npm
installer works for this, but there are faster and more reliable options:
- You can download
elm
directly from GitHub with this script. This allows you to skipnpm
entirely. - Many continuous integration have ways to cache files (example) to make builds faster and more reliable. This is the ideal setup.
That said, it works to use the npm
installer on CI if you prefer that option.
Install Locally
The following command should download the latest Elm 0.19.1 binary:
npm install [email protected]
You should be able to run ./node_modules/bin/elm --version
within your project and see 0.19.1
. Now you can compile with ./node_modules/bin/elm make src/Main.elm
and not disrupt other packages.
Use npm install [email protected]
or npm install [email protected]
for earlier versions.
Note: The latest-X.Y.Z
convention is used in case we need to publish patches for the npm
installer within a given Elm release. For example, say npm
decides that some transitive dependency is not secure. Nothing is changing about Elm or the binaries, but we need to publish a new npm
installer that fixes this issue.