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> Searching for the error brought results about a wrong version One of the bullet points from the Meson website: > * fun! So if I understand correctly, this

> Searching for the error brought results about a wrong version One of the bullet points from the Meson website: > * fun! So if I understand correctly, this modern build tool created to replace all the extant time-wasting build tools got memorialized in Debian in a half-baked state where it's not compatible with future versions. Also-- the fact that you had to leave the hardened bank vault of apt through the screen door of pip... to install a thing to build other things to run on your system. I love it. > If so, why is it I so seldom can can get anything written for GJS, or Node, or a Python program not my own, to install and run without a three-hour yak shave? ... is the question that explains why Electron exists. Every comment on HN about its size, memory usage, and insecurity doubles as a critique of all the problems you just hit with a Linux system. Electron: "Memory and disk space is cheap enough, but your time will never be."

JasonFruit 7y ago
I don't like Electron — I've brought some of my problems on myself by my love of using minimally-capable old hardware — but this is by far the best statement of the argument for it I've ever heard.
lpcvoid 7y ago
I propose on building native tools that have all relevant libraries statically linked. Yeah, executable will grow in size, but it's the best of both world : portability, speed and not using javascript.
- sansnomme 7y ago
  Congrats on inventing Docker, what flavour of cookie do you want?
  - dang 7y ago
    Snark isn't ok here and personal attacks will get you banned. Would you mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and sticking to those rules when posting to HN? We'd be grateful.
nemetroid 7y ago
It's worth mentioning in this context that the thing making Foliate difficult to build and run on older platforms is the fact that it's written in modern Javascript (and therefore needs a modern version of gjs): https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate/issues/45 https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate/issues/45

JasonFruit 7y ago

I don't like Electron — I've brought some of my problems on myself by my love of using minimally-capable old hardware — but this is by far the best statement of the argument for it I've ever heard.

lpcvoid 7y ago

I propose on building native tools that have all relevant libraries statically linked. Yeah, executable will grow in size, but it's the best of both world : portability, speed and not using javascript.

sansnomme 7y ago
Congrats on inventing Docker, what flavour of cookie do you want?
- dang 7y ago
  Snark isn't ok here and personal attacks will get you banned. Would you mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and sticking to those rules when posting to HN? We'd be grateful.

nemetroid 7y ago

It's worth mentioning in this context that the thing making Foliate difficult to build and run on older platforms is the fact that it's written in modern Javascript (and therefore needs a modern version of gjs): https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate/issues/45 https://github.com/johnfactotum/foliate/issues/45