following this URL https://feddit.nl/post/32689004. it looks like the software taken down the source and the codeberg is gone

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[–] [S] 11 points 1 year ago (11 children)

the problem is the original Windows and macOSX is version are paywalled. The codeberg version are the compiled versions and the free alternatives

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago (9 children)

    You can still compile it from source.

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  • [–] [S] 10 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    convenience especially with winget is still the best and not everyone is the developer

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Submit build script to winget build directly from their repo?

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Winget just downloads an installer from the source.

    Microsoft doesn't provide build time or hosting space (except if you're using GitHub)

    Repo only contains URL to download and hash for check

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I mean winget contain script that download from official repo then compile on user pc. Like aur pkgbuild.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I tried once to compile sm64 on windows and I took over 1 hour and dozens of gigabyte to download and install all the prerequisites, plus visual studio clutters the start menu with lots of "useless" shit, normal people gonna get pissed

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