• coolmule0@lemmy.world
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    Bin (Binary) versions of packages, as in the binary executable. Rather than compiling the software (which takes time and is flexible) download the final bin file (quicker to download and set up). Only available for some packages when someone else has compiled and made a release version of it.

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        • clang
        • llvm*
        • libreoffice
        • firefox

        absolutely the worst packages to build on Gentoo.

        I give 0 fucks about clang and llvm, maybe I should switch those to bins, but then how will I know what is inside, when I can’t check the source code even now?

        /s