> Dependency management is still a nightmare (as is the entire build system really, given that you don't have any standard C++ build system) CMake sucks but it

> Dependency management is still a nightmare (as is the entire build system really, given that you don't have any standard C++ build system) CMake sucks but it’s OK that CMake quickly became so dominant, because at least it’s everywhere. It’s also peculiar, unhelpful, and dangerous in the same sort of general way as C++. So, I find CMake to be very comfortable, and I like it, and I wouldn’t be entirely surprised if Bjarne announced one day that CMake is now the standard C++ build system.