build2
Qt6
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build2
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b2 for C++?
Yes, this is a common stumbling block for users with the CMake background. The underlying reason is that build2 is a "multi-repo first" build system while CMake is "mono-repo first" (or perhaps even "mono-repo only"; I don't think there were repositories as we know them when Autotools was designed ;-)). In particular, in build2 it's common to build multiple independent projects/repositories in a shared build configuration. Putting this build configuration as a subdirectory of source directory of one of them would be strange. You can read more on this in this issue: https://github.com/build2/build2/issues/187
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build2 IDE support?
build2 can generate Clang compilation database (currently indirectly): https://github.com/build2/build2/issues/96 I believe quite a few IDEs (including CLion) can work off that.
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Debian Running on Rust Coreutils
Yes, please, that would be very helpful: https://github.com/build2/build2/issues
Qt6
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b2 for C++?
I think in your case the most challenging aspect (apart from getting used to a new build system philosophy) will be code generators simply because to get this right (i.e., with proper dependency tracking, etc) requires quite a few moving parts. You can see an example of this in our libQtCore buildfile that handles moc: https://github.com/build2-packaging/Qt6/blob/master/libQt6Core/QtCore/buildfile
What are some alternatives?
samurai - ninja-compatible build tool written in C
boost-dependency - Boost dependency breeding test
embedded-graphics - A no_std graphics library for embedded applications
BSDCoreUtils - BSD coreutils is a port of many utilities from BSD to Linux and macOS.
fancy-regex - Rust library for regular expressions using "fancy" features like look-around and backreferences
shake - Shake build system
coreutils - Cross-platform Rust rewrite of the GNU coreutils
fab-rs - The fabulous, aspirationally Make-compatible, fabricator of files.
Rust-for-Linux - Adding support for the Rust language to the Linux kernel.
regex - An implementation of regular expressions for Rust. This implementation uses finite automata and guarantees linear time matching on all inputs.
just - 🤖 Just a command runner