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action.yml

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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+name: 'setup nim'
+description: 'set up nim using the official binaries'
+inputs:
+  version:
+    description: 'nim version to install'
+    default: "2.0.4"
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - run: curl -o nim.tar.xz https://nim-lang.org/download/nim-${{ inputs.version }}-linux_x64.tar.xz
+    - run: tar -xf nim.tar.xz
+    - run: cd nim-${{ inputs.version }} && ./install /usr/bin
+      shell: bash
+    - run: cp nim-${{ inputs.version }}/bin/* /usr/bin
+      shell: bash
+    - run: mkdir ./lib && mv /usr/lib/nim/* ./lib && mv ./lib /usr/lib/nim/lib # fixes nim not finding the system lib
+      shell: bash
+    - run: rm -fr nim.tar.gz nim-${{ inputs.version }}