cpp-vcpkg-starter
cmake-init
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| about 1 year ago | 11 days ago | |
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| The Unlicense | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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cpp-vcpkg-starter
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Why is it that package managers are unnecessarily hard?
I recently tried vcpkg with this template repo, and it runs like a dream, it actually comes with fmt already included as an example. https://github.com/devtbi/cpp-vcpkg-starter
cmake-init
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CMake install schema for single- and multi-config generators
https://github.com/friendlyanon/cmake-init This is how you do CMake properly. If you deviate from its install rules you are highly likely to do something wrong.
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cgen: another declarative CMake configuration generator
CMake itself is as declarative as a build systems need to be. For anything nontrivial, these "declarative" solutions all fall apart. Just use https://github.com/friendlyanon/cmake-init, learn CMake and you won't have any issues.
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How does one actually build a C++ project
If you want something with a (mostly) Just Works experience then just use https://github.com/friendlyanon/cmake-init
- CMakeList.txt, add_executable vs. add_library vs. target_link_libraries vs. target_link_directories
- Check out my tasks.json for C++ of VScode
- Clang++ Halp
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Putting libraries in program folder
For CMake basics check out the official "Getting started" tutorial: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/guide/tutorial/index.html, as well as Introduction to Modern CMake. You can also get inspired by the CMake project generator cmake-init
- Recourses to help understand libraries/projects and setting them up?
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How to Create a Modern C Project with CMake and Conan
You can just use https://github.com/friendlyanon/cmake-init to get a CMake + Conan C project ready to go with a short little command: cmake-init --c -e -p conan coolio
- CMake template
What are some alternatives?
C++ Format - A modern formatting library
meson - The Meson Build System
Vcpkg - C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS
w64devkit - Portable C and C++ Development Kit for x64 (and x86) Windows
Kalman - Kalman Filter
xmake - 🔥 A cross-platform build utility based on Lua
CPM.cmake - 📦 CMake's missing package manager. A small CMake script for setup-free, cross-platform, reproducible dependency management.
fastbuild - High performance build system for Windows, OSX and Linux. Supporting caching, network distribution and more.
vcpkg-sdl2-report
ModernCppStarter - 🚀 Kick-start your C++! A template for modern C++ projects using CMake, CI, code coverage, clang-format, reproducible dependency management and much more.
meta-conan - Yocto layer for the Conan project
llvm-mingw - An LLVM/Clang/LLD based mingw-w64 toolchain