Installation

Currently, Catalyst must be built from source.

Prerequisites

• CMake: 3.20 or newer
• C++ Compiler: Clang 16+ or GCC 13+ (Must support C++23)
• Build Backend: CBE (recommended), Ninja, or GNU Make
• Git

Building from Source

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/CatalystCPP/catalyst-build-system.git
cd catalyst

1. Build the Bootstrap version using CMake:

git checkout tags/1.0.0
cmake -B build-bootstrap -S . -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
cmake --build build-bootstrap --config Release

1. Build Catalyst:

git checkout dev-1.1.0
mkdir build
./build-bootstrap/catalyst build

Verifying Installation

Run the following command to verify that Catalyst is installed correctly:

build/catalyst -v # should be 1.1.0

Next Steps

• Get Started.