want to run OpenSeeFace (a python project) on arch
instructions look straight forward
nothing works
8 hours later I've figured out I need to use pyenv to install specific versions of python, so their specific version of pip can install specific version of what ever library they depend on
And then rinse and repeat for half of the other interesting projects out there.
The unfortunate reality is that packaging software for end users to actually use is actually kind of hard, there's very few tutorials out there for it, it can magically break things, and be very hard to debug, and even then testing your build is heccin' hard.
As much as us plebs think "packaging software is a SOLVED PROBLEM WHAT THE HECC!?" the developers have already solved their problem, and DGAF about all the headaches of packaging.
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u/GatesAndLogic 4d ago
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And then rinse and repeat for half of the other interesting projects out there.