Last rites for Gentoo's Chromium package(lwn.net)
60 points by signa11 | 51 comments
LWN article reporting that Gentoo maintainers are dropping the Chromium source package due to its complex build system, bundled dependencies, and frequent releases.
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TiddlyInstall: A universal, reusable, install system(robertsdotpm.github.io)
12 points by Uptrenda | 12 comments
Landing page for TiddlyInstall, a tool that builds Windows, Linux, and macOS installers directly from a GitHub repo, installing the project's runtime and dependencies into an isolated folder.
PYX: The next step in Python packaging(astral.sh)
717 points by the_mitsuhiko | 435 comments
Astral's announcement page for pyx, a Python package registry product, with a waitlist signup.
uv: An extremely fast Python package and project manager, written in Rust(github.com)
641 points by chirau | 280 comments
GitHub repository for uv, Astral's extremely fast Python package and project manager written in Rust.
Fedora change aims for 99% package reproducibility(lwn.net)
420 points by voxadam | 200 comments
LWN article by Joe Brockmeier on a Fedora 43 change proposal aiming to make 99% of Fedora package builds reproducible.