INSTALL DBYTE 12.3 ON WINDOWS

Download one ZIP, verify the bytes, extract it, then ask the executable what version it is. That is enough for a first clean run.

00 download

DOWNLOAD dbyte-v12.3.0-windows-x64.zip

10 verify before running

$Zip = ".\dbyte-v12.3.0-windows-x64.zip"
$Expected = "0AD84B022810080897A323DEE7BA103C64C0DEDC58F3C9CA251CA712C1823B53"
$Actual = (Get-FileHash $Zip -Algorithm SHA256).Hash
if ($Actual -ne $Expected) { throw "DBYTE 12.3 PACKAGE HASH MISMATCH" }
(Get-Item $Zip).Length

EXPECTED BYTES   4065137
EXPECTED SHA256  0AD84B022810080897A323DEE7BA103C64C0DEDC58F3C9CA251CA712C1823B53

20 extract and run

Expand-Archive .\dbyte-v12.3.0-windows-x64.zip .\dbyte-12.3
Set-Location .\dbyte-12.3
.\dbyte.exe --version
.\dbyte.exe run examples\hello.dby
.\dbyte.exe run --vm examples\hello.dby

EXPECTED VERSION  DByte 12.3.0
EXPECTED PROGRAM  Hello, DByte!

30 next

If both execution paths print the same hello, continue to the language tour. If they do not, stop there and inspect the first failure. Reading fifty more pages will not repair PATH.

FIRST RULE. Verify the file you downloaded, not the file you hoped you downloaded.