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by codehusker 3419 days ago
Install the language how, and from where?

What if my package manager includes libs like those under "x"? Or if it excludes certain libs? Homebrew is capable of this for many languages.

What if my language includes different libs depending on install target, like targeting embedded environments? I think Rust does this.

I think there is a large grey area being overlooked.

EDIT: This is particularly true in PHP land. If I just install the meta php package in most distributions, I will get a different set of extensions included.

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> Install the language how, and from where?

Compile from src. Use the default options.