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The `--binary-lib` mode is like `--binary`, but it also omits documentation to form a "binary library package". The `--binary-lib` flag and "X-lib" vs. "X-doc" approaches solve the same problem with different trade-offs: * When a package is split into "-lib" and "-doc" packages, then it's easier install non-documentation parts, and it's possible to install them from source. A programmer has to work more to split the packages, however, and the library and its implementation must have separate sources (i.e., no or restricted in-source documentation). * When a package is just "X", then users can install a no-source, no-documentation version by specifying `--binary-lib`, but only when the package is available from some catalog and provider in built form (such as from a distribution site or a package-build service). In the long run, I think that relying on `--binary-lib will be best and typical for most packages. The "X-lib" plus "X-doc" approach that's common in the current distribution's packages, meanwhile, will likely stick around for basic packages that are commonly useful in constrained settings (including the setting of a package-build service). |
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