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C++ has all of these problems, but Conan and vcpkg still exist. They aren't perfect, but they're so much better than nothing. You're also ignoring the fact tha
by maleldil 5y ago
C++ has all of these problems, but Conan and vcpkg still exist. They aren't perfect, but they're so much better than nothing.
You're also ignoring the fact that Linux isn't the only operating system in the world. Some of us write multi-platform software, and package managers make it so much easier.
- thinkharderdev 5y agoI recently started working in C++ again and my experience with C++ package managers were pretty dismal (I tried vcpkg and Conan). Just trying to setup a PoC project with only two dependencies took me multiple days and neither Conan nor vcpkg worked. And this was on an Intel MBP so not exactly some exotic platform.
- maleldil 5y agoI agree wholeheartedly with you on that. It's certainly a hard problem right now, which is why I don't like people that just say "it's not a problem with C/C++" or "just use the system's package manager".