The Swift Linux Port

With the launch of the open source Swift project, we are also releasing a port that works with the Linux operating system! You can build it from the Swift sources or download pre-built binaries for Ubuntu. The port is still a work in progress but we’re happy to say that it is usable today for experimentation. Currently x86_64 is the only supported architecture on Linux.

→ swift.org/blog/swift-linux-port/

Apple released a Linux port of Swift with the open source project launch. Users can build it from sources or download binaries for Ubuntu on x86_64 architecture.

It works without Objective-C runtime and includes core language, standard library, Glibc module, core libraries, LLDB debugging, REPL, and Swift Package Manager. Some features like libdispatch, certain C APIs, string APIs, runtime introspection, and array casting are not yet complete. The team invites contributions to improve the port.

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