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Getting started

Installation#

Getting the compiler#

The GeLB compiler (gelbc) is essentially a Python package, which you can install using the command:

pip install gelb
Obsolete package on PyPi

When you install the gelb package from PyPi, please do not install versions < 0.12 (which were just dummy tests).

Getting support for the GeLB language in your editor / IDE#

Currently, you can find GeLB plugins for:

If you just want to start writing GeLB simulations, we recommend one of the editors/IDEs listed above.

tip

We want to make GeLB as accessible as possible, so contributions / improvements in the form of support for editors & IDEs are welcome!

Basic workflow#

TODO:

  • editing
  • invoking the compiler (TODO discussion of supported compiler options)
  • final compilation into executable code
  • running the simulations