Installing Leiningen for use with Clojure

Question

I'm trying to install Leiningen on my local machine to get Clojure running, but I can't seem to get the latest version.

I'm following the instructions on github here: https://github.com/technomancy/leiningen

I'm able to put the script in my path, and get Lein to download, but for some reason when I run lein version I keep getting

Leiningen 1.7.1 on Java 1.6.0_33 Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM

I've tried deleting and re-installing Leiningen several times, but nothing changes. Are there certain files I need to be deleting, or is there some way to switch versions? lein upgrade doesn't seem to do anything.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

An easier way of upgrading (if using homebrew) is to upgrade using homebrew and specify the version.

1. Show available versions

    brew info leiningen
    leiningen: stable 1.7.1, devel 2.0.0-preview10, HEAD
   

2. Install or upgrade to a specific version

   brew upgrade --devel leiningen
   ...
   /usr/local/Cellar/leiningen/2.0.0-preview10: 5 files, 80K, built in 10 seconds
   

3. Use lein as normal

   lein version
   Leiningen 2.0.0-preview10 on Java 1.7.0_06 Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM