Merge pull request #20 from coding-cpp/fix/18

cross compiler compatibility

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ project(expresso VERSION 0.1.2)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF)
 set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED TRUE)
-set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "g++")
 
 if(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
   set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE Release 

README.md

@@ -11,21 +11,40 @@ It is pretty straightforward and if you are familiar with the Express.js framewo
 
 ## Installation 🚀
 
-0. Make sure you have the gnu g++ compiler installed on your system. You can install it by running the following command:
+0. Make sure you have the a c++ compiler (such as [g++](https://gcc.gnu.org/) or [clang](https://clang.llvm.org/)) installed on your system.
+
+<details>
+  <summary>Install g++</summary>
+
+  ```bash
+  sudo apt install g++
+  ```
+</details>
+
+<details>
+  <summary>Install clang</summary>
+
+  ```bash
+  sudo apt install clang
+  ```
+</details>
+<br />
+
+1. Install the make utilities to build the binary:
 
 ```bash
-sudo apt-get install g++ build-essential
+sudo apt install cmake make
 ```
 
-1. Clone the repository:
+2. Clone the repository:
 
 ```bash
 git clone --recurse-submodules [email protected]:coding-cpp/expresso.git
 ```
 
-2. Make a `.env` file in the root directory of the project and add the environment variables present in the [`.env.sample`](./.env.sample) file in it.
+3. Make a `.env` file in the root directory of the project and add the environment variables present in the [`.env.sample`](./.env.sample) file in it.
 
-3. Build the project:
+4. Build the project:
 
 ```bash
 cd expresso
@@ -36,7 +55,7 @@ make
 
 ![Building](./assets/github/build.png)
 
-4. Run the server:
+5. Run the server:
 
 ```bash
 ./server

assets/index.html

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
       <a href="https://github.com/coding-cpp/expresso" target="_blank"
         >expresso</a
       >, a backend framework written in pure C++ 20 without the use of any
-      external libraries at all (well, obviously except for the standard g++
+      external libraries at all (well, obviously except for the standard c++
       library).
     </div>
     <div>Expresso version running: <i></i></div>