Comment by NuclearPM Comment by NuclearPM 9 hours ago 4 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News I don’t understand why a package manager needs lint support.
Copy Link lucsky 8 hours ago Next Collapse Comment - Because despite what the tagline says it's not a package manager, but a project manager. Reply View | 2 replies Copy Link mrcjkb 4 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - Lux helps you install and create/maintain packages. Linting is a useful step in the creation of packages.Pip lets you create virtual environments. Does that mean it's an environment manager, not a package manager?(╭ರ_•́) Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link Crestwave 16 minutes ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - It doesn't, no? You create virtual environments using Python's venv module, not pip. The newer alternatives like uv do handle it, though. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link mrcjkb 4 hours ago Parent Collapse Comment - Lux helps you install and create/maintain packages. Linting is a useful step in the creation of packages.Pip lets you create virtual environments. Does that mean it's an environment manager, not a package manager?(╭ರ_•́) Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link Crestwave 16 minutes ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - It doesn't, no? You create virtual environments using Python's venv module, not pip. The newer alternatives like uv do handle it, though. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link Crestwave 16 minutes ago Root Parent Collapse Comment - It doesn't, no? You create virtual environments using Python's venv module, not pip. The newer alternatives like uv do handle it, though. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link atgreen 6 hours ago Prev Collapse Comment - I recently added a linter to my Common Lisp package manager, ocicl. It seemed like a natural place to put it. Reply View | 0 replies
Because despite what the tagline says it's not a package manager, but a project manager.