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Isn't it a build tool, not package manager?

• theamk 7y ago
  It is used as package manager often enough -- stick "git clone", or ExternalProject into the CMakefile and you have the (bad) equivalent of "pip install" for C++. For example, I mentioned "kitware superbuild" above. It describes itself [0] as: > It is basically a poor man’s package manager that you make consistently work across your target build platforms [0] https://blog.kitware.com/cmake-superbuilds-git-submodules/ https://blog.kitware.com/cmake-superbuilds-git-submodules/