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Expand Up @@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ repository](https://github.com/alire-project/alire/releases).

On Linux, `Alire` is simply provided in an archive.

Once the archive is extracted you have to add `alr` in the environment `PATH`:
Once the archive is extracted you have to add `alr` in the environment `PATH` .
This may be done for the duration of a terminal session by running the command below:
```bash
$ export PATH=<PATH_TO_EXTRACTED>/bin/:$PATH
$ export PATH="<PATH_TO_EXTRACTED>/bin/:$PATH"
```
Those wanting to keep this path permanently in their `PATH` environment may do so by pasting the above command into the `.profile` file of their user's account.

Alire provides GNAT toolchains hosted on x86-64 for Linux. If those toolchains do not
work for you, or if you are on another host architecture like ARM, you have the option
Expand All @@ -39,7 +41,7 @@ On macOS, `Alire` is simply provided in an archive.

Once the archive is extracted you have to add `alr` in the environment `PATH`:
```bash
$ export PATH=<PATH_TO_EXTRACTED>/bin/:$PATH
$ export PATH="<PATH_TO_EXTRACTED>/bin/:$PATH"
```

If you try to run it on recent versions of macOS, you will get a popup saying
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