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Zixir v5.3.0 — Minor Release ⭐ RECOMMENDED

Minor release with installer improvements and enhancements. Follows semantic versioning (new features = minor version bump). No breaking changes.

New Features & Improvements

Installer improvements

  • Windows (install-zixir.ps1) — Production installer: structured logging, -InstallDir / -Force / -SkipCUDA, cleanup flow, prerequisite checks, clearer CUDA prompt
  • Unix (install-zixir.sh) — Version aligned to v5.3.0; one-shot quick start + optional Metal/CUDA/ROCm
  • Bootstrap installers — install-zixir-bootstrap.sh and install-zixir-bootstrap.ps1 updated for v5.3.0 (curl/iwr one-liners)

Other enhancements

  • Version bump to 5.3.0 across mix.exs and all installer scripts
  • Documentation and quick start paths updated for v5.3.0

Requirements

  • Elixir 1.14+ / OTP 25+
  • Zig 0.15+ (build-time; run mix zig.get after mix deps.get)
  • Python 3.8+ (optional) for ML/specialist calls
  • GPU (optional) — CUDA (NVIDIA, Windows/Linux), ROCm (AMD, Linux), or Metal (macOS). See SETUP_GUIDE.md.

Quick start

One-shot installer (includes Quick start + optional GPU: Metal / CUDA / ROCm):

# Unix/macOS — clone, checkout v5.3.0, mix deps.get, mix zig.get, mix compile, then optional Metal (macOS) or CUDA/ROCm (Linux)
git clone https://github.com/Zixir-lang/Zixir.git
cd Zixir
git checkout v5.3.0
./scripts/install-zixir.sh
# Windows — clone, checkout v5.3.0, mix deps.get, mix zig.get, mix compile, then optional CUDA
git clone https://github.com/Zixir-lang/Zixir.git
cd Zixir
git checkout v5.3.0
.\scripts\install-zixir.ps1

The installer runs mix deps.get, mix zig.get, mix compile, then prompts to install platform GPU deps: Metal (macOS), CUDA (Windows/Linux NVIDIA), ROCm (Linux AMD).

Manual (no installer script):

git clone https://github.com/Zixir-lang/Zixir.git
cd Zixir
git checkout v5.3.0
mix deps.get
mix zig.get
mix compile

Optional (GPU) after manual setup: From repo root: ./scripts/install-optional-deps.sh (Unix: Metal/CUDA/ROCm) or .\scripts\install-optional-deps.ps1 -Install (Windows: CUDA).

License

Apache-2.0 — see LICENSE.