[tony Hamilton <[email protected]> schrieb am 12.2.2020 um 22:41 Uhr:]

>…I have no idea what 
>a tarball is, but I think that what I would get, were I able to download 
>it, is the source code. This is of no use to me: after trying repeatedly 
>over more than 10 years I have never once successfully compiled a linux 
>app, for very clear reasons: there are ALWAYS mistakes in the contents 
>of the source package, or the developer has made assumptions about the 
>environment of my system which are not valid, or I cannot understand the 
>process (which is usually not defined) or some unexpected error occurs, 
>with a resulting error message which is totally foreign to me. Is there 
>not some sort of readily accessible repository for DT 3.0.0 which I can 
>access? If this is not available (because it represents too much work), 
>then it is to difficult for me too. I am a user of DT, not a developer…

I really feel with you!

As an Apple user I made the same experience many times. Just yesterday trying 
to install Exiv2 on my Mac without success. Followed the description and 
already the first command led to an error. Searched for a ready to use version 
or an usual package for Mac OS but gave up after one hour.

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