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Building from source - disadvantages? (slrpnk.net)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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Are there any risks or disadvantages to building software from source, compared to installing a package? Can it mess with my system in any way?

I usually avoid it because I've found it to be a faff and often doesn't work anyway but in a couple of cases it has been necessary.

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[–] 1 point 1 year ago

As far as I can see, this comparison always uses the 'native' target. So you can't even compare a generic LTO build with a native (non LTO) build from this.

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