Ohbin – uv wrapper for installing tools from GitHub
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2 days ago
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droelf
3 minutes ago
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For pixi we also created a octoconda & a "github-releases" channel: https://prefix.dev/blog/octoconda-repackage-github-binary-re...
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ramon156
1 hour ago
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If you're going to let an LLM write docs, at least let them write to the target of the dev. this README seems more internal, or more like a pitch, i suppose. It's weird.
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figmert
42 minutes ago
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But why? Mise does this and more. It can install binaries from github, gitlab, uv, npm, and many more.
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nulldomain
26 seconds ago
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Agreed, this looks like a far more limited mise alternative that still requires a completely different tool to run.

Not sure if I'm misunderstanding the private binaries concept - what advantage does gzipping and encrypting the binary and putting it in an unlisted gist have over just storing a release in a private git repo only I can access with my PAT or key? Seems needlessly complicated.

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pseufaux
1 hour ago
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But isn't this built into uv already? Just point the sources table to GitHub.

https://docs.astral.sh/uv/concepts/projects/dependencies/#pr...

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mr_mitm
55 minutes ago
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AFAIK uv installs python packages only. This fetches and runs binaries from Github.
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pseufaux
39 minutes ago
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Ah. Missed that. Thank you
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_ZeD_
1 hour ago
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from TFA

    uv run ohbin run rg -- TODO src/
yeaaah
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