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I mean, maybe? But they could just be a binary. Also, is writing your own scripts to symlink appropriate dot files across different environments not also a new
by 9935c101ab17a66 4y ago
I mean, maybe? But they could just be a binary.
Also, is writing your own scripts to symlink appropriate dot files across different environments not also a new dependency?
- blueflow 4y agoYou can ship a portable shell script with your config files. Portable shell script is supported out-of-the-box everywhere where you have dotfiles. No extra installing necessary. Contrast this to binaries, which are not portable and need to be re-generated for every possible architecture and ABI.
- yunohn 4y ago> which are not portable and need to be re-generated for every possible architecture and ABI. I mean we’re talking about Linux dotfiles. At worst, you might need a binary for arm, if amd64 isn’t enough. I’m not clear on your point about ABI incompatibility for simple binaries.
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- blueflow 4y agoIts still work to be done. Thats something that is not even an /issue/ if you dont need much except the tools that already come with your distribution. Like, i think its best to wait like, 10 years, and see how the whole thing worked out. Maybe we need another systemd or two until people realize that software is still a liability even if you aren't the one who is maintaining it.
- yunohn 4y agoI would recommend checking out GNU Stow, I’m quite happy with it - super straightforward to use.