Ah yeah, segfault is a good point. And if you get more than that, it’s still often just an exit code and some generic print statement. 🫠

And well, with C/C++ programs being difficult to compile, I was referencing that installing libraries is typically left as an exercise for the user.
If you’re on a similar distro as the dev, it’s usually documented what you need to do. But if not, you get to guess what the library package might be called. Or if it’s available in a compatible version. Or at all.
You just need to hope you get lucky, which should not be a factor in whether software compiles…