On Mon, May 13, 2024 at 09:35:02AM -0700, Wells Oliver wrote:
> Do people really still build from source these days? Are there highly
> secured environments where binary repositories etc are a no-go?
In FreeBSD's ports system https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/ports/
most applications were build by a full patch/configure/make/install
process. For a short comparison of pro/cons of installing from ports
vs. from pre-compiled packages, see there.
cheers
Norbert Poellmann.