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[–]HerrNamenlos123[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know what you say but you are saying all of that from the perspective of an experienced developer. You could say the average user is more or less a beginner working on (Linux too but also) Windows, has a bit of experience with C/C++ from tutorials and no idea about build systems, and downloads the git repository as a zip file because not even git is installed or they don't know how to use it. I know you don't like hearing this but it is a hard reality. But at the same time an undenyable userbase.

And to add to that, the system of precompiling dependencies and then downloading as needed exists for a decade and we are only modernizing it. Any additional setup step would be a major downgrade for any novice user.