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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by kn0where on Thursday June 06, 2019 @12:10AM (#20111508)
On the other hand, actually trying to use MacPorts when one is accustomed to package managers like apt is an exercise in extreme patience.
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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by saagarjha on Thursday June 06, 2019 @12:59AM (#20111719)
Interestingly, I feel the opposite: Homebrew acts much more like a binary distribution service than a package manager.
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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by rincebrain on Thursday June 06, 2019 @02:48AM (#20112170)
Those don't seem to be opposing things - you expect your package distribution tool to be effectively curl and tarballs, the other person expects more complex behavior options and dislikes the absence of them.
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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by saagarjha on Thursday June 06, 2019 @02:51AM (#20112176)
(I use MacPorts)
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Re:macOS deprecating scripting language runtimes, including ... by pseudalopex on Thursday June 06, 2019 @12:22AM (#20111565)
Why?
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