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Speaking of which, is there any good package management system for modern C/C++?

dikaiosune 11y ago
I've had biicode recommended to me (https://github.com/biicode/biicode https://github.com/biicode/biicode), but I haven't tried it yet. EDIT: Also worth noting that a common response I've heard to "I need a better manager for my dependencies" is "you have a system package manager for a reason."
- McP 11y ago
  What do they say when you reply "Windows"?
  - dikaiosune 11y ago
    I think it goes without saying that those with that sort of response tend not to use Windows, and also often seem to assume that a perfectly in-order Linux/Unix install is the only way to build software.
    - FreeFull 11y ago
      And also that you're fine with creating a package for any dependency that doesn't have one.
      - dikaiosune 11y ago
        Creating, maintaining, shepherding through distro processes, etc. All so you can then eventually build your own code.
McP 11y ago
Conan seems to have appeared recently but I haven't yet tried it myself. https://www.conan.io/ https://www.conan.io/
rsaarelm 11y ago
The Meson build system http://mesonbuild.com/ http://mesonbuild.com/ seems to have a package manager like dependency management system.
- imron 11y ago
  It's also very quick and easy to get projects up and running. For *nix based platforms Meson is now my go to build manager for c++ projects.
ingve 11y ago
Conan is the most promising one, they just released a new version: http://blog.conan.io/2016/05/03/New-conan-release-0-9.html http://blog.conan.io/2016/05/03/New-conan-release-0-9.html Arne Mertz has a Vagrant box for people who want to experiment with a "4C" development environment (Clang, Cmake, Conan, Clion). https://github.com/arnemertz/Xubuntu1604_DevBox https://github.com/arnemertz/Xubuntu1604_DevBox
boris 11y ago
Check out https://build2.org https://build2.org
fungos 11y ago
Even if it doesn't has too much support, I highly recommend fips: https://github.com/floooh/fips https://github.com/floooh/fips I have been using it, adding some libs and even contributing some changes. You should really give it a try!

I've had biicode recommended to me (https://github.com/biicode/biicode https://github.com/biicode/biicode), but I haven't tried it yet. EDIT: Also worth noting that a common response I've heard to "I need a better manager for my dependencies" is "you have a system package manager for a reason."

McP 11y ago
What do they say when you reply "Windows"?
- dikaiosune 11y ago
  I think it goes without saying that those with that sort of response tend not to use Windows, and also often seem to assume that a perfectly in-order Linux/Unix install is the only way to build software.
  - FreeFull 11y ago
    And also that you're fine with creating a package for any dependency that doesn't have one.
    - dikaiosune 11y ago
      Creating, maintaining, shepherding through distro processes, etc. All so you can then eventually build your own code.

McP 11y ago

Conan seems to have appeared recently but I haven't yet tried it myself. https://www.conan.io/ https://www.conan.io/

rsaarelm 11y ago

The Meson build system http://mesonbuild.com/ http://mesonbuild.com/ seems to have a package manager like dependency management system.

imron 11y ago
It's also very quick and easy to get projects up and running. For *nix based platforms Meson is now my go to build manager for c++ projects.

ingve 11y ago

Conan is the most promising one, they just released a new version: http://blog.conan.io/2016/05/03/New-conan-release-0-9.html http://blog.conan.io/2016/05/03/New-conan-release-0-9.html Arne Mertz has a Vagrant box for people who want to experiment with a "4C" development environment (Clang, Cmake, Conan, Clion). https://github.com/arnemertz/Xubuntu1604_DevBox https://github.com/arnemertz/Xubuntu1604_DevBox

boris 11y ago

Check out https://build2.org https://build2.org

fungos 11y ago

Even if it doesn't has too much support, I highly recommend fips: https://github.com/floooh/fips https://github.com/floooh/fips I have been using it, adding some libs and even contributing some changes. You should really give it a try!