I’ve been spending the last couple days compiling packages on macOS as if I was trying to set up a Linux From Scratch system, and not only is it incredibly functional with the classic ‘./configure; make; make install’ spell, the M2 is genuinely unbelievably good. Like compiling OpenSSL in 15 seconds good.
You can check out the packages I’ve built at https://macpac.draumaz.xyz/m2/bin