alt Hacker NewsThat's a semantic detail based on the choice of build from source over binary distribution.
This is also a terrible way to run a package build system in this day and age as well, if you like. I feel exactly the same way about it, and when I wrote that I understood what it was, so I didn't need that helpful correction (I first used the FreeBSD ports system sometime around the turn of the millennia).
> That's a semantic detail based on the choice of build from source over binary distribution.
It's not, AUR is more like GitHub, anyone can upload content there, not like a proper repository where things are reviewed, verified and cared for.
You're complaining about "curl https://random-website.com | bash" being "a semantic detail" while it's a major difference in how much trust you can put into it. If you don't trust random-website.com, you shouldn't trust AUR packages. But very different from BSD Ports or Arch's official repositories.