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Installation ​

Lazy.jl requires Julia 1.12+ and is installed from source.

Prerequisites ​

Install Julia 1.12+ using juliaup:

bash
curl -fsSL https://install.julialang.org | sh
juliaup add 1.12
juliaup default 1.12

Install Lazy.jl ​

Clone the repository and run the install script:

bash
git clone https://github.com/hollisakins/Lazy.jl.git
cd Lazy.jl
bash install.sh

The install script:

  1. Verifies Julia 1.12+ is available

  2. Installs the Lazy.jl package into a dedicated Julia environment (@lazy)

  3. Copies the lazy CLI executable to ~/.julia/bin/

Add to PATH ​

Add the following to your shell configuration (~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc):

bash
export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.julia/bin"

Then reload your shell:

bash
source ~/.bashrc  # or source ~/.zshrc

Verify Installation ​

bash
lazy --version
lazy list-templates

The first run will precompile packages (1-2 minutes). Subsequent runs start instantly.

Updating ​

To update to the latest version:

bash
cd Lazy.jl
git pull
bash install.sh

Troubleshooting ​

First run is slow: Julia precompiles all dependencies on first use. This is a one-time cost.

lazy: command not found: Make sure ~/.julia/bin is in your PATH. Check with echo $PATH.

Julia version mismatch: Run julia --version to verify you have 1.12+. Use juliaup default 1.12 to set the default.