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If you want this to take off, please provide compiled binaries for MacOS and Linux

Compiled binaries for Linux x64 are available in the releases. Linux version is apparently packaged as an AppImage.

...which apparently results in a thirty-two megabyte text editor.

...and that in turn swapped me solidly back into reality where I drive Geany on a daily basis without any issue whatsoever.

Well, what's the alternative? Waiting for package maintainers for various repos to materialize out of thin air?