Getting Started

Install Hew and write your first program.

Installation

Hew requires the Rust toolchain to build the compiler. If you don't have Rust installed, visit rustup.rs first.

Building from source

Clone the repository and build the compiler:

Terminal

git clone https://github.com/hew-lang/hew.git
cd hew
cargo build --release

Then add the compiler to your PATH:

Terminal

export PATH="$PWD/target/release:$PATH"

Hello World

Create a file called hello.hew:

hello.hew

fn main() -> i32 {    println_str("Hello, world!");    0}

Compiling

Compile your program with hewc. The compiler generates C code and then compiles it to a native binary:

Terminal

hewc hello.hew

Running

Run the resulting binary:

Terminal

./hello
Hello, world!

That's it! You've built and run your first Hew program. The compiler pipeline goes from Hew source to C code to a native binary, giving you fast compilation and efficient executables.

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