Installation Instructions
Compiler & toolkit
From aikup (Linux & MacOS only)
First, install aikup: a basic utility tool to download and manage Aiken's
pre-compiled executables:
curl -sSfL https://install.aiken-lang.org | bashThen, simply run:
aikupaikup alone installs the latest version available. You can install specific
versions by specifying a version number. For usage instructions, use aikup --help.
From sources (All platforms)
cargo install aiken --version 0.19.0-alphacargo is a package manager for Rust. To install it, please refer to the
Rust book (opens in a new tab)
From Nix flakes (Linux & MacOS only)
nix build github:aiken-lang/aiken#aikenLanguage Server
The aiken command-line comes with a built-in language server (opens in a new tab). If needed, configure your language client with the following configuration (refer to your language client's instructions):
- command:
aiken lsp(the command is hidden from the command-line help usage) - root pattern:
aiken.toml - filetype: aiken (
.ak)
Auto-completion
The command-line comes with few auto-completion scripts for bash, zsh and fish users. The scripts can be obtained using the aiken completion <shell> command. You can install completions on their standard/default locations as follows:
aiken completion bash > /usr/local/share/bash-completion/completions/aiken
source /usr/local/share/bash-completion/completions/aikenEditor integrations
The following plugins provide syntax highlighting and indentation rules for Aiken.