[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] package/nim: new package

[Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] package/nim: new package

[Waldemar Brodkorb]

Nim is a statically typed compiled systems programming language. It
combines successful concepts from mature languages like Python, Ada and
Modula. See https://nim-lang.org/ for more information.

This is a host-only package required for the new chawan package.

Signed-off-by: Waldemar Brodkorb <wbx@openadk.org>
---
v1->v2:
  - remove extra parenthesis (suggested by Thomas Petazzoni)
---
 DEVELOPERS           |  1 +
 package/nim/nim.hash |  3 +++
 package/nim/nim.mk   | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 26 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 package/nim/nim.hash
 create mode 100644 package/nim/nim.mk

diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index 51b939542d..520e2a836d 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -3472,6 +3472,7 @@ F:	package/evilwm/
 F:	package/fbv/
 F:	package/libpam-pkcs11/
 F:	package/mksh/
+F:	package/nim/
 F:	package/perl-cgi/
 F:	package/perl-cgi-session/
 F:	package/perl-log-message/
diff --git a/package/nim/nim.hash b/package/nim/nim.hash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c455ab91a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/nim/nim.hash
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# Locally computed
+sha256  2639a06a5ea7a7fcf57df1e7e1ef4d1b2bee58c7ac9bd00dbd2aa5bea1e5a56a  nim-2.2.12.tar.xz
+sha256  1ef33f7376a2e4b4c090fcaa42d8a206c19bc70d8d816665ff983bc14c5fe159  copying.txt
diff --git a/package/nim/nim.mk b/package/nim/nim.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..861f9249d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/nim/nim.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# nim
+#
+################################################################################
+
+NIM_VERSION = 2.2.12
+NIM_SITE = https://github.com/nim-lang/nightlies/releases/download/2026-09-08-version-2-2-8e8fbf60693418dc95bb0d762fd660231d08a583/
+NIM_SOURCE = nim-$(NIM_VERSION).tar.xz
+NIM_LICENSE = MIT
+NIM_LICENSE_FILES = copying.txt
+
+define HOST_NIM_BUILD_CMDS
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) cd $(@D) && ./build.sh
+endef
+
+define HOST_NIM_INSTALL_CMDS
+	cp $(@D)/bin/nim $(HOST_DIR)/bin
+	cp -dpfr $(@D)/lib/* $(HOST_DIR)/lib
+endef
+
+$(eval $(host-generic-package))
-- 
2.47.3

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Re: [Buildroot] [PATCH 1/2] package/nim: new package

[Thomas Petazzoni via buildroot]

Hello Waldemar,

On Sat, Sep 19, 2026 at 09:51:47AM +0200, Waldemar Brodkorb wrote:

> +define HOST_NIM_INSTALL_CMDS
> +	cp $(@D)/bin/nim $(HOST_DIR)/bin

This was causing the nim executable to be installed as a file named
"bin" in $(HOST_DIR), as host-skeleton doesn't create $(HOST_DIR)/bin
as a directory.

I've changed this to use $(INSTALL) -D -m0755 instead, and applied to
master. Thanks!

Thomas
-- 
Thomas Petazzoni, co-owner and CEO, Bootlin
Embedded Linux and Kernel engineering and training
https://bootlin.com
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