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It's fragmented, but it doesn't need to be error prone if people use the good tools instead of the old low-level tools.

• jimmaswell 6y ago
  There would be no room for error if we just put the libraries in with the project as files instead of adding all these extra steps. Nobody seems to like this simple, bulletproof method anymore for some reason though.
  • 1337shadow 6y ago
    That's exactly what a package manager does
    • jimmaswell 6y ago
      A package manager is a whole separate program with config files that adds an extra build step and works like a black box. I mean just having the libraries entirely present in the repository. If an update is needed then someone pastes it in and commits it. This also lets you organize how you want.
      • neolog 6y ago
        That's often called "vendoring" these days.