primeimages/nim repository overview

⁠nim

⁠Description

This image contains a build of the Nim programming language⁠ on an Ubuntu base image. Amongst others, it's used by a number of solutions in the Primes project⁠. It was created as a separate base image because the nim build time was prohibitive for it to be built as part of the Primes CI process.

Please note that there is also a Nim image provided by the Nim community⁠, which should probably be used for most purposes. This image was created because the author of one of the Primes solutions concluded that a custom build yielded better performance in the context of Primes than the official image did.

⁠Usage

To run the nim image as is, use the following command:

docker run -ti primeimages/nim

To use the nim image as a base image for a Docker image of your own creation, make sure the first line of your Dockerfile looks as follows:

FROM primeimages/nim:<version>

Replace <version> with the Nim version you want to use that's available in the image's Tags list, or latest for the latest available version.

⁠Dockerfile source code

The source code for this image is available at the following location: https://github.com/PlummersSoftwareLLC/Nim-docker⁠.

⁠Contact information

If you have any questions about the nim image, please create an issue in the GitHub repository's Issues section⁠.