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		MereInterest on March 24, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Zig cc: A drop-in replacement for GCC/Clang Some of us use linux as a desktop environment, and like having the security patches be applied as soon as the relevant package has updated.

AnIdiotOnTheNet on March 25, 2020 [–]

As a user of the Linux desktop, I really love it when library updates break compatibility with the software I use too. Or can't be installed because of dependency conflicts.

Containers are popular because shared libraries cause more trouble than they are worth.

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