So far, the ratio of build issues I've run into in OS X to the build issues from version mismatching in linux is approaching infinity. egrep, gdb, and the few

So far, the ratio of build issues I've run into in OS X to the build issues from version mismatching in linux is approaching infinity. egrep, gdb, and the few other things I fought last month in brew were not uncommon things. They were all things that were preinstalled in Ubuntu. Furthermore, I haven't had to build anything from source other than the projects I collab on in years. I don't know why we're quibbling about this, it's generally accepted among Mac devs... it's a small price to pay if you like the OS X user experience. I haven't for some time now so the developer tools lacking and the competition of better linux DEs have tipped that scale. Trust me, I still love my MBA.