Silq

Silq is a high-level programming language for quantum computing with a strong static type system. More information: https://silq.ethz.ch

Installation

To install via vscode without building from source, see: https://silq.ethz.ch/install

Build Instructions

GNU/Linux and OSX

Quick build

1. Run dependencies-release.sh to download the LDC D compiler into the local directory.

2. Run build-release.sh to build Silq.

Additional information

Silq is written in the D programming language. D compilers are available at http://dlang.org/download.html.

FreeBSD

Silq can be built from a port or installed as a binary package on FreeBSD/amd64. Other FreeBSD platforms do currently lack the D language support required by silq.

To install from source, assuming an up-to-date ports tree is available:

$ cd /usr/ports/lang/silq
$ make install

(Or use portmaster or any of the other ports management tools available in FreeBSD ...)

To install from a package:

$ pkg install silq

Other platforms

The build instructions given here are for GNU/Linux and OSX. Silq can also be built on other platforms. Feel free to write a pull request with working build scripts for your favourite platform.

Example

$ ./dependencies-release.sh && ./build-release.sh

Using Silq

Run ./silq example.slq, where example.slq is a Silq source file to type check that source file.

Run ./silq example.slq --run, where example.slq is a Silq source file to type check and simulate the main function in that source file.

Additional command-line options

Run ./silq --help to display information about supported command-line options.