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Zerglingman
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@icon_of_computational_sin Can confirm that the standard for python and node is to use the language-specific package manager, I believe it is also the standard for rust. In all of these cases it is a mistake.
I am not familiar with cabal at all, but I fully expect it is being used as a package manager too.
So... If it is not a package manager, then yes, I would call it a bad package manager.
THE MARTYR OF BUTLERIAN JIHAD
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@Zerglingman they aren't package managers. You can repeat that a few times to get the idea. All these tools are supposed to do is to help you build your project. You must never use them to install software that you will actually use in your system.

Zerglingman
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@icon_of_computational_sin AND YET SOFTWARE SHIPS LIKE THIS
CONSTANTLY
BECAUSE MOTHERFUCKERS NEED PACKAGE MANAGEMENT

@Zerglingman people who ship software like this are dumbasses and need to be kicked in the balls. This fact doesn't make these tools bad, because these tools are designed to do a very specific job and they actually do it just fine, for the most part.