Waffelson@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 8 months agoWho doesn't like the running symbols in the terminal?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square13fedilinkarrow-up111arrow-down10
arrow-up111arrow-down1imageWho doesn't like the running symbols in the terminal?lemmy.worldWaffelson@lemmy.world to linuxmemes@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareTrigg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoMan updating packages by compiling them is so stupid Oh look 15 updated packages from AUR
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoI mean yes if time is an issue, but compiled code on your own hardware is specifically tuned to your machine, some people want that tiny tweak of performance and stability.
minus-squareTrigg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoThe point being most AUR packages are compiled on each update
minus-squareBCsven@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoBut compiled on some other machine. Compiling on your own hardware optimizes it for that specific hardware and what that chip supports etc.
minus-squareexu@feditown.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agoNo, AUR packages are compiled on your machine.
minus-squarekautau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoNot all of them, that’s why many packages have a [package]-bin version
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·8 months agoIt’s nice to have the option though!
minus-squareOsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoThat’s why Gentoo now has binary repos!
minus-squareFiskFisk33@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·8 months agooh, i should check it out then!
Man updating packages by compiling them is so stupid
Oh look 15 updated packages from AUR
I mean yes if time is an issue, but compiled code on your own hardware is specifically tuned to your machine, some people want that tiny tweak of performance and stability.
The point being most AUR packages are compiled on each update
But compiled on some other machine. Compiling on your own hardware optimizes it for that specific hardware and what that chip supports etc.
No, AUR packages are compiled on your machine.
Not all of them, that’s why many packages have a
[package]-binversionIt’s nice to have the option though!
That’s why Gentoo now has binary repos!
oh, i should check it out then!