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		WhereIsTheTruth on May 5, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Xmake: A cross-platform build utility based on Lua Not everyone can rely on their system package manager for up to date programs xmake is available in many OS, including debian https://sources.debian.org/src/xmake/

blacklion on May 5, 2024 [–]

Then installation instructions, which can be checked and reverted if needed step-by step should be provided. Nothing wrong with this.

And some script which can fail half-way and leave some debris in filesystem is not good practice.

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