That’s a bit confusing to me. From what I understand, the ability to compile code is one of the key features of Julia — it’s central to addressing the “two-language problem.” The idea is that you can both write code easily and ship it easily. If either of these aspects doesn’t work, we end up needing two languages again, which seems contrary to Julia’s stated vision.
PackageCompiler is even highlighted on the main Julia website as one of the core tools enabling this workflow.
So releasing a new version where compilation is broken feels problematic. It gives the impression of a lack of alignment on what’s essential to Julia’s vision. Can Julia really be released with PackageCompiler in a broken state? Who makes that decision, and where can we read the rationale behind it?
Or maybe juliac is now the primary way to compile? No. Its not replacing at the moment. So again, whats the vision? Maybe someone can explain it here - but the main problem is the lack of centralized place explaining such things.