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Re:Xz: Can you spot the single character that disabled Linux... by ComputerGuru on Saturday March 30, 2024 @10:02PM (#39880660)
That’s how you make unusable/uncompilable software. It might be a good rule for something security critical like ssh but not as a general rule.
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Re:Xz: Can you spot the single character that disabled Linux... by glandium on Sunday March 31, 2024 @07:11PM (#39889079)
I'd rather have people complaining about having to run configure a bunch of times to disable several features they don't have the libraries for than complaining that a feature doesn't work (because it ended up being disabled without them knowing).

Likewise, I'd rather distros figure out the hard way when a new release has a new feature and needs a new dependency rather than their users complain that a new feature is missing.

Principle of least surprises.

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