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I recommend using the package manager than building yourself. If something needs to be modified about the source, it will first be patched in the widely used package manager. convincing upstream to take in a patch & then waiting for a new version to be released with that patch takes time.

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The problem is, I am using the package manager (pip in this case). I guess because the wheels aren't built for SmartOS it has to compile them.

I'd guess they mean "use the system package manager", given that they talk about patches not in upstream?

Ah, I see, thanks. Still, that's a non-starter. Many of the packages I use are not available through any system package manager, and it would preclude using virtualenvs.

OTOH, I desperately want to move away from Python.

Could you let us know which packages you're trying to install via PIP that cause you issues?

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