Yes it does, and no there isn't, in that order. CMake is pretty horrid in many respects - I won't deny that - but it gets a few key things right, and it has a g

Yes it does, and no there isn't, in that order. CMake is pretty horrid in many respects - I won't deny that - but it gets a few key things right, and it has a good-size ecosystem. That's enough to make up for its notable deficiences.