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what does pip do to not suck? (programming.dev)
submitted 14 hours ago by irelephant@programming.dev to c/python@programming.dev
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I've been trying to get luarocks to work on windows, and all it gives is cryptic gcc errors.

How does pip manage to work on most platforms without issues?

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[-] gid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 10 hours ago

If you're getting gcc errors it sounds like the package you're trying to install contains some c/c++ stuff that needs compiling.

A lot of python packages that rely on things written in c/c++ ship those precompiled, which might account for why it feels easier for you.

[-] irelephant@programming.dev 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Sorry if it was unclear, I constantly get cryptic gcc errors using luarocks a package manager for lua. Its years behind pip.

[-] gid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 4 hours ago

No, you were clear. That's what I understood you to mean.

[-] irelephant@programming.dev 2 points 4 hours ago

Ah, I'm the one who misread, sorry.

Yeah, compiling things from scratch is the norm for lua packages, making them really only work on linux.

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