std_bot_cpp VS cmake-init

The last few weeks I worked on the std_bot (originally written in Python) and I have completely rewritten it in C++: Repo

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.

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.

If you want something with a (mostly) Just Works experience then just use https://github.com/friendlyanon/cmake-init

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

Anyway, I have combined various talks and the reference docs into an opinionated package for easy consumption: https://github.com/friendlyanon/cmake-init You'll find many things implemented here and the examples wiki page in a proper manner. I have also been told by someone who owns the book that it closely resembles things that are also in the book, just less words and more code.

Stick with pitchfork style also mentioned in the thread. I use https://github.com/friendlyanon/cmake-init to get the boilerplate out of the way for new projects.

I can confirm that cmake-init works with Conan v2.

Use cmake-init. It uses vcpkg or conan to automatically download and install catch2 for you.