{"id":3092,"date":"2016-06-25T16:17:28","date_gmt":"2016-06-25T22:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.iachieved.it\/iachievedit\/?p=3092"},"modified":"2016-06-26T07:01:03","modified_gmt":"2016-06-26T13:01:03","slug":"swift-3-0-for-ubuntu-16-04-xenial-xerus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.iachieved.it\/iachievedit\/swift-3-0-for-ubuntu-16-04-xenial-xerus\/","title":{"rendered":"Swift 3.0 for Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Swift<\/a><\/p>\n

In our zeal to get Swift 3.0 on as many Linux systems as possible we went ahead and got a jumpstart on building for Ubuntu 16.04<\/b>, also known as Xenial Xerus<\/a>, for X86 systems. Installation is as easy as using our APT repository with apt-get<\/code>. Binaries are installed into \/opt\/swift\/swift-3.0<\/code>, so you will need<\/i> to update your path after installing the 3.0 package. Editor’s note:<\/b> For the rationale as to why we use \/opt\/swift<\/code> rather than \/usr\/bin\/<\/code>, see this thread<\/a> on the swift-dev mailing list.<\/p>\n

1. Add the repository key<\/b><\/p>\n

\nwget -qO- http:\/\/dev.iachieved.it\/iachievedit.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -\n<\/pre>\n
2.  Add the Xenial repository to sources.list<\/code><\/b><\/p>\n
\necho \"deb http:\/\/iachievedit-repos.s3.amazonaws.com\/ xenial main\" | sudo tee --append \/etc\/apt\/sources.list\n<\/pre>\n
3.  Run apt-get update<\/code><\/b><\/p>\n
\nsudo apt-get update\n<\/pre>\n
4.  Install swift-3.0!<\/b><\/p>\n
\nsudo apt-get install swift-3.0\n<\/pre>\n
5.  Update that PATH<\/code>!<\/b><\/p>\n
\nexport PATH=\/opt\/swift\/swift-3.0\/usr\/bin:$PATH\n<\/pre>\n
6.  Try it out<\/b><\/p>\n
\ngit clone https:\/\/github.com\/apple\/example-package-dealer\ncd example-packager-dealer\nswift build\nCompiling Swift Module 'FisherYates' (1 sources)\nLinking Library:  .build\/debug\/FisherYates.a\nCompiling Swift Module 'PlayingCard' (3 sources)\nLinking Library:  .build\/debug\/PlayingCard.a\nCompiling Swift Module 'DeckOfPlayingCards' (1 sources)\nLinking Library:  .build\/debug\/DeckOfPlayingCards.a\nCompiling Swift Module 'Dealer' (1 sources)\nLinking Executable:  .build\/debug\/Dealer\n<\/pre>\n
Run it!<\/p>\n
\n.build\/debug\/Dealer\n<\/pre>\n
FAQ<\/h2>\n
Q.<\/b>  Did Apple build these binaries?
\nA.<\/b>  No, I built them on my personal server using the instructions I posted here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Q.<\/b>  What git revisions are included in the build?
\nA.<\/b>  You can use apt-cache show swift-3.0<\/code> to see this information.  For example:<\/p>\n
\n# apt-cache show swift-3.0\nPackage: swift-3.0\nConflicts: swift-2.2\nVersion: 1:3.0-0ubuntu10+xenial1\nArchitecture: amd64\nInstalled-Size: 370463\nMaintainer: iachievedit (support@iachieved.it)\nDepends: clang (>= 3.6), libicu-dev\nHomepage: http:\/\/dev.iachieved.it\/iachievedit\/swift\nPriority: optional\nSection: development\nFilename: pool\/main\/s\/swift-3.0\/swift-3.0_3.0-0ubuntu10+xenial1_amd64.deb\nSize: 72513864\nSHA256: b1bf548f353466ea72696089a8b666956a2603edb467eb0517e858eb1ba86511\nSHA1: 5dd02b14d21f2e821040de3bb1052561653fcfcd\nMD5sum: f2c3d3b9517a303cc86558b6c560a8d6\nDescription: Open Source Swift\n This is a packaged version of Open Source Swift 3.0 built from\n the following git revisions of the Apple Github repositories:\n       Clang:  460d629e85\n        LLVM:  8d0086ac3e\n       Swift:  1abe85ab41\n  Foundation:  4c15543f82\nDescription-md5: a6b1dd247c7584b61692a101d9d0e5fa\n\n<\/pre>\n
The source tree is untouched<\/i> for each build.<\/p>\n
Q.<\/b>  Do you test the binaries before you upload them?
\nA.<\/b>  The Swift build process tests the resulting binaries, and I then do run some basic tests and compile my own applications, but there is currently no separate exhaustive test suite.<\/p>\n
Q.<\/b>  Are you releasing builds on a set schedule?
\nA.<\/b>  Not really, though I may try to stay in sync with the releases from Apple.  The idea was to get something out for folks to experiment with and start coding Swift on Linux.<\/p>\n
Q.<\/b>  Where is everything installed?
\nA.<\/b>  Everything gets put in \/opt\/swift\/swift-3.0\/usr<\/code>.<\/p>\n
Q.<\/b>  How do I decipher the package version number?
\nA.<\/b>  This was my first take on what I thought should be an appropriate package version number.  Breaking it down, 3.0-0ubuntu10+xenial1<\/code> should be:<\/p>\n