if the packages are (at least source-level) compatible to something existing and widespread and run as first-class citizens there.
Traditional package managers and formats are so bad… Well Unix, GNU/Linux is a mess.
no current better way around it other than the Nix and Guix way. Flatpak is the 2nd better current model for portability. Today I only package to Nix and Guix; sometimes Flatpak as well.
i wrote that 1st paragraph just in case.
2nd paragraph
Traditional package managers and formats are so bad… Well Unix, GNU/Linux is a mess.
no current better way around it other than the Nix and Guix way. Flatpak is the 2nd better current model for portability. Today I only package to Nix and Guix; sometimes Flatpak as well.