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Install CradleXC

CradleXC provides the cxc command-line interface used to validate, compile and process CRADLE scenarios.

This guide covers installing CradleXC, verifying the installation and checking the dependencies available on your system.

Install from the CRADLE APT repository​

CradleXC is distributed as a prebuilt binary through the CRADLE APT repository.

Add the repository to your system:

echo "deb [trusted=yes] https://repo.cradle-lang.org/apt/ /" \
  | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/cradle.list

Update the local package index:

sudo apt update

Install CradleXC:

sudo apt install cxc

You can browse the packages published in the CRADLE repository.

Verify the installation​

Confirm that the cxc executable is available:

cxc --version

If the command succeeds, CradleXC is installed and available on your system PATH.

You can also confirm its location with:

which cxc

Check dependencies​

Run the built-in dependency check:

cxc doctor

cxc doctor checks the dependencies required by CradleXC and any backend plugins currently available to it.

If dependencies are missing, display the installation guidance with:

cxc install-deps
important

Resolve any required dependency issues reported by cxc doctor before using the affected functionality.

View the current configuration​

To inspect the configuration currently used by CradleXC, run:

cxc config

This is useful when checking local paths, repository configuration or other settings used by the CLI.

Update CradleXC​

CradleXC is updated through APT.

Refresh the package index:

sudo apt update

Upgrade CradleXC:

sudo apt install --only-upgrade cxc

Confirm the installed version:

cxc --version

Troubleshooting​

cxc: command not found

Confirm that CradleXC is installed:

which cxc

If no path is returned, verify the installation and ensure the location containing the cxc binary is included in your system PATH.

Missing dependencies​

Run:

cxc doctor

Then view the corresponding installation guide:

cxc install-deps

Next steps​