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Ohbin – uv wrapper for installing tools from GitHub

37 points by notmarkeloff 4mo ago

_ZeD_ 4mo ago
from TFA uv run ohbin run rg -- TODO src/ yeaaah
ramon156 4mo ago
If you're going to let an LLM write docs, at least let them write to the target of the dev. this README seems more internal, or more like a pitch, i suppose. It's weird.
pseufaux 4mo ago
But isn't this built into uv already? Just point the sources table to GitHub. https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/dependencies/#project-dependencies https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/dependencies/#pr...
- mr_mitm 4mo ago
  AFAIK uv installs python packages only. This fetches and runs binaries from Github.
  - pseufaux 4mo ago
    Ah. Missed that. Thank you
  - broknbottle 4mo ago
    I’m this is not true, uv + wheels you can install binaries
figmert 4mo ago
But why? Mise does this and more. It can install binaries from github, gitlab, uv, npm, and many more.
- nulldomain 4mo ago
  Agreed, this looks like a far more limited mise alternative that still requires a completely different tool to run. Not sure if I'm misunderstanding the private binaries concept - what advantage does gzipping and encrypting the binary and putting it in an unlisted gist have over just storing a release in a private git repo only I can access with my PAT or key? Seems needlessly complicated.
- sscaryterry 4mo ago
  mise ftw!
- magnio 4mo ago
  Heck, mise has an HTTP backend that can install binaries from any URL. I use this to manage Atlassian CLI, whose official Windows binary is not on winget.
- christoff12 4mo ago
  TIL about Mise; looks nifty.
droelf 4mo ago
For pixi we also created a octoconda & a "github-releases" channel: https://prefix.dev/blog/octoconda-repackage-github-binary-releases https://prefix.dev/blog/octoconda-repackage-github-binary-re...
jpollock 4mo ago
Isn't this the problem bazel's supposed to solve?
- jitl 4mo ago
  there are a few projects not using bazel
notmarkeloff 4mo ago
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whinvik 4mo ago
This is pretty neat. I am more used to uv than pixi or mise so it would be an easier addition to my workflow. However I do think it would probably be nicer if this kind of approach used conda packages as a source of truth. So kind of like pixi but without pixi!
bavarianbob 4mo ago
This is pretty cool, I'm doing something similar for binaries I use on my computer - https://github.com/chasen-bettinger/conf/blob/main/binaries.yaml https://github.com/chasen-bettinger/conf/blob/main/binaries....
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oftenwrong 4mo ago
Somewhat similar: https://github.com/facebook/dotslash https://github.com/facebook/dotslash

37 points by notmarkeloff 4mo ago

_ZeD_ 4mo ago

from TFA uv run ohbin run rg -- TODO src/ yeaaah

If you're going to let an LLM write docs, at least let them write to the target of the dev. this README seems more internal, or more like a pitch, i suppose. It's weird.

pseufaux 4mo ago

But isn't this built into uv already? Just point the sources table to GitHub. https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/dependencies/#project-dependencies https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/dependencies/#pr...

mr_mitm 4mo ago
AFAIK uv installs python packages only. This fetches and runs binaries from Github.
- pseufaux 4mo ago
  Ah. Missed that. Thank you
- broknbottle 4mo ago
  I’m this is not true, uv + wheels you can install binaries

figmert 4mo ago

But why? Mise does this and more. It can install binaries from github, gitlab, uv, npm, and many more.

nulldomain 4mo ago
Agreed, this looks like a far more limited mise alternative that still requires a completely different tool to run. Not sure if I'm misunderstanding the private binaries concept - what advantage does gzipping and encrypting the binary and putting it in an unlisted gist have over just storing a release in a private git repo only I can access with my PAT or key? Seems needlessly complicated.
sscaryterry 4mo ago
mise ftw!
magnio 4mo ago
Heck, mise has an HTTP backend that can install binaries from any URL. I use this to manage Atlassian CLI, whose official Windows binary is not on winget.
christoff12 4mo ago
TIL about Mise; looks nifty.

droelf 4mo ago

For pixi we also created a octoconda & a "github-releases" channel: https://prefix.dev/blog/octoconda-repackage-github-binary-releases https://prefix.dev/blog/octoconda-repackage-github-binary-re...

jpollock 4mo ago

Isn't this the problem bazel's supposed to solve?

jitl 4mo ago
there are a few projects not using bazel

notmarkeloff 4mo ago

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whinvik 4mo ago

This is pretty neat. I am more used to uv than pixi or mise so it would be an easier addition to my workflow. However I do think it would probably be nicer if this kind of approach used conda packages as a source of truth. So kind of like pixi but without pixi!

bavarianbob 4mo ago

This is pretty cool, I'm doing something similar for binaries I use on my computer - https://github.com/chasen-bettinger/conf/blob/main/binaries.yaml https://github.com/chasen-bettinger/conf/blob/main/binaries....

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oftenwrong 4mo ago

Somewhat similar: https://github.com/facebook/dotslash https://github.com/facebook/dotslash