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I install from Homebrew, specifically MacVim. The system version is usually behind on patch levels/plugins that can be loaded.

• mlindner 6y ago
  Gluing yourself at the hip to homebrew is a bad idea IMO. It's trivial to install things yourself. It's just a matter of `./configure && make && make install` and you're done.
  • ibraheemdev 6y ago
    Why do a `git clone pkg && cd pkg && ./configure && make && make install` instead of just a `brew install`? The whole point of a package manager is to make installations and upgrades easier.
    • mlindner 6y ago
      Homebrew never was a package manager until recently. It was in the name, it was designed for building packages from source on your local machine.
      • X-Istence 6y ago
        Now your are just quibbling over what ultimately is a minor difference.
  • X-Istence 6y ago
    "just" Also need to track down and install all of the dependencies, and the dependencies dependencies and all the way down, and figure out the right configure flags to pass, and what environment variables it needs and where it expects to look for header files and the like. Doing all of that from scratch takes hours and hours. Homebrew lets me not worry about that, and instead be productive.
    • ant6n 6y ago
      It also takes care of updates