HelloSwift

Ubuntu Setup

Install Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, then add additional packages:

sudo apt-get install clang vim-nox-py2 git

Download swift from [swift.org] the 16.04 LTS version.

Extract and configure:

cd /opt
sudo mkdir swift
cd swift
sudo tar xf ~/Downloads/swift... .
sudo ln -s swift... current

Add swift to PATH by editing ~/.bashrc

export PATH=/opt/swift/current/usr/bin:"${PATH}"

Start a new terminal and test swift:

swift --version

To build a library:

cd ~
mkdir HelloSwift
cd HelloSwift
swift package init
swift build
swift test

To build an executable:

cd ~
mkdir HelloSwift
cd HelloSwift
swift package init --type executable
swift build
.build/debug/HelloSwift