Installation

Gliched IDE is distributed as a single, self-contained executable file for Windows. It includes an embedded version of the Glich scripting language—no separate installation of Glich is required.

Download

• Download the latest gliched.exe from the Gliched GitHub Releases page.

Setup

1. Copy the executable: Place gliched.exe in any directory of your choice.
2. (Optional) Add to your PATH: For convenience, add the directory containing gliched.exe to your system’s PATH environment variable. This allows you to launch Gliched from any command prompt or file dialog.
3. No installer required: There is currently no installer. Simply copy the executable to your preferred location.

Running Gliched

• Basic usage: Double-click gliched.exe or run it from a command prompt.
• Command-line options:
  • --lib [hics | none] — Start Gliched with or without the HICS library loaded.
    
    • --lib hics (default): Start with the HICS library.
    • --lib none: Start without the HICS library.
  • [filename] — Any other command-line argument is treated as the filename of a script to open at startup.

Examples:

gliched.exe

Launches the IDE normally.

gliched.exe --lib none

Launches the IDE without the HICS library.

gliched.exe myscript.glcs

Opens myscript.glcs in the editor on startup.

File Association (Optional)

You can associate the .glcs file extension (Glich script files) with gliched.exe. This allows you to open scripts directly in Gliched IDE by double-clicking them in Windows Explorer.

1. Right-click any .glcs file and choose Open with > Choose another app.
2. Select gliched.exe from your installation directory (or browse to it).
3. Check Always use this app to open .glcs files and click OK.

After association, double-clicking any .glcs file will launch Gliched IDE and open the script automatically.