Install Mana
Get started with Mana in minutes. Choose your platform and follow the installation instructions below.
Version 1.0.0
Run in Terminal
curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://www.mana-lang.org/install.sh | shGetting Started
1
Open a new terminal
After installation, open a new terminal for PATH changes to take effect.
2
Verify the installation
mana --version
3
Create your first program
Create a file called hello.mana:
module main
fn main() {
println("Hello, Mana!")
}4
Compile and run
# Compile to C++
mana hello.mana -o hello.cpp
# Build with your C++ compiler
g++ -std=c++17 hello.cpp -o hello
# Run
./hello
mana hello.mana -o hello.cpp
# Build with your C++ compiler
g++ -std=c++17 hello.cpp -o hello
# Run
./hello
Prerequisites
Mana compiles to C++17, so you'll need a C++ compiler installed on your system:
Windows
Visual Studio 2022 with the "Desktop development with C++" workload
macOS
Xcode Command Line Tools: xcode-select --install
Linux
GCC or Clang: sudo apt install g++ (Debian/Ubuntu)
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