[pjmlp]

1 - Download a JVM and make it available on the PATH

2 - Dowload clojure.jar

3 - Start command.com or PowerShell

4 - cd into clojure installation directory

5 - java -jar clojure.jar

[pjc50]

Of course, that's not the official instructions. These are the official instructions: https://github.com/clojure/tools.deps.alpha/wiki/clj-on-Wind... - they've managed to work out what the powershell is for "run untrusted shell script directly from HTTPs".

What there should be is an exe or MSI installer like every other Windows program.

[pjmlp]

The official instructions are here, https://clojure.org/guides/getting_started#_installation_on_...

Not directly the link you provided.

Yes, they require Java knowledge I guess, but then again using guest languages without caring for the host platform is a fallacy.

Now I do agree that an installer would be the right experience to provide.

[jimbokun]

So according to that page, there are 3 ways to install on Windows.

1. Alpha version of "clj on Windows", which seems to be the recommended approach, and requires going to another page to get the instructions.

2. Homebrew on Linux or Windows with WSL, linked to under "Installation on Linux".

3. Build from source, under "Other ways to run Clojure", which assumes git, Java, and Maven installed, with no instructions on how to install them.

I would say it's pretty confusing from that what is the optimal, recommended way to install Clojure on Windows. It might be better to have subheadings under "Installation on Windows" like "For Java developers" (assuming Java tools already installed), "For WSL users" (Homebrew), "For Powershell users" (clj on Windows). This would consolidate the Windows installation strategies and reflect the diversity in the Windows developer population. Some are already full time Java developers, some live in WSL as much as possible, and some fully embrace Windows specific tools like Powershell.

[cygx]

Where can I get such a clojure.jar? What worked for me was

...

2 - Download clojure-1.10.1.jar, spec.alpha-0.2.176.jar, core.specs.alpha-0.2.44.jar from mvnrepository.com

...

5 - java -cp clojure-1.10.1.jar;spec.alpha-0.2.176.jar;core.specs.alpha-0.2.44.jar clojure.main

[pjmlp]

From here, https://clojure.org/guides/getting_started#_installation_on_...

[cygx]

Maybe I'm blind, but I don't see any such download link. Or did you use

2 - Dowload clojure.jar

as a shorthand for

2.1 - Install Maven

2.2 - Install git

2.3 - Clone https://github.com/clojure/clojure.git

2.4 - Run mvn -Plocal -Dmaven.test.skip=true package

[pjmlp]

I wasn't aware of the page update, there has been like two years since I used Clojure last time.

It used to be so that they provided a zip to download.

In any case as mentioned on a sibling comment, I assume that anyone willing to use a guest language should get comfortable with the host platform.

So git, well for better or worse that is what most are using nowadays.

Maven, number one build tool on Java world, even if using another one, most likely those jars are coming from Maven Central.

Just like, regardless of my opinion on C, I keep my C knowledge up to date, because that is what I eventually might need to reach to when on UNIX like platforms.

[AnIdiotOnTheNet]

> 3 - Start command.com or PowerShell

command.com? Is it 1995?

[pjmlp]

Unfortunately not all Windows shops got the message.

[cygx]

They're (probably) alluding to the fact that command.com is spelled cmd.exe since Windows NT became the mainline.