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Package request: Next Generation Shell

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Dominant language
Shell
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Description

https://ngs-lang.org/
From their website:

NGS is a modern programming language with the focus on systems engineering.

It's like BASH with better syntax, error handling, and data structures.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the NGS website linked in the issue and review Void's package contribution guidance. Determine the source, version, dependencies, and build steps needed for NGS; the work is done when a Void package recipe is added and the package builds successfully.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
shell
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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