• Geodad@lemm.ee
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    15 hours ago

    Is it that hard to compile from source on Windows? I’ve been on Linux for 20 years, so I genuinely don’t know.

    • Steve Dice@sh.itjust.works
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      9 hours ago

      No idea. Haven’t used Windows for anything other than games for around 20 years either. How hard it is isn’t really the point, though.

    • weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works
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      14 hours ago

      I don’t think compiling from source is easy even on Linux. Whenever I try it whatever program I’m trying to compile just refuses to compile, even though I seem to have all of the necessary programs for it. I can’t recall successfully compiling anything other than suckless tools, which have basically no dependencies.

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        12 hours ago

        I don’t know. The only time I’ve had significant issues was with Arch. Debian has always been good to me inbthat regard.