Unclear instructions for manual installation

[pypmannetjies]

I want to install Haxe from the Linux binaries distributed here: https://haxe.org/download/

So far the steps I have followed are:

1. Download and extract the tar.gz file
2. Add extracted folder to path
3. Install neko
4. Export the HAXE_STD_PATH environment variable
   ...?

None of this is documented anywhere and has led to a lot of trial and error. The official process should be provided somewhere for others to reference.

[markknol]

Not linux user but doesnt this help? https://haxe.org/download/linux/

[pypmannetjies]

No the instructions are just how to install it from package managers such as apt. We need instructions when those aren't an option.

[andyli]

It will be more reliable to build from source: https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/blob/development/extra/BUILDING.md, just check out the right tag (with submodules) before building.

To use the prebuild binaries, install Neko, place the Haxe executable files in /usr/local/bin, the Haxe std folder in /usr/local/share/haxe.

Leaving this open until I actually document the prebuild binaries...

[uvtc]

I wrote up some instructions at http://www.unexpected-vortices.com/haxe/getting-started.html, though it may be too Debian-specific.