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IMHO real answer isn't to use "go get" instead of "pipx install"; the answer is to use Go to build statically-linked binaries and then to distribute those binar
by jasonhansel 5y ago
IMHO real answer isn't to use "go get" instead of "pipx install"; the answer is to use Go to build statically-linked binaries and then to distribute those binaries with an OS-level, language-agnostic package manager (e.g. Homebrew or apt-get).
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- da39a3ee 5y agoWhy do you need a package manager if you have a statically linked executable? Can't you just save it in ~/bin and have that in PATH? (Users who can't do that shouldn't be using CLI would be the argument I guess.)
- afarrell 5y agoSo that people can install and update the tools via the same habits they’ve already learned. > Users who can’t do that shouldn’t be using CLI Users who can do that will still find it an odd departure from convention.