Top 3 CMake package-manager Projects

Vcpkg

146 21,439 10.0 CMake

C++ Library Manager for Windows, Linux, and MacOS

Project mention: Backdoor in upstream xz/liblzma leading to SSH server compromise | news.ycombinator.com | 2024-03-29

5.4.5 can be compromised
https://github.com/microsoft/vcpkg/issues/37197

CPM.cmake

40 2,560 6.2 CMake

📦 CMake's missing package manager. A small CMake script for setup-free, cross-platform, reproducible dependency management.

Project mention: Using raylib with Dear ImGui: Game Dev Debugging UI | dev.to | 2024-04-06

I like to pin GitHub dependencies using a commit hash, instead of a tag. You need a recent CPM.cmake file in your project for CPM to work.

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xrepo-cmake

9 45 2.8 CMake

CMake wrapper for Xrepo C and C++ package manager

Project mention: CMake and Linking External libraries is a kick in the nuts if i've ever seen it. | /r/cpp | 2023-05-03

You can also use the xmake package manager with CMake if you want.

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).