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    • #12
      Never heard of shake before. Which, given I'm distro maintainer, means I'm either extremely incompetent, or Qt shouldn't bother with it.

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      • #13
        If anything, Java got build system and dependency management right. Maven (and gradle as runner up) is a wonderful tool. Just a set of well defined xml files and plugins, well defined and documented.

        I guess for C++ you'd have to combine CMake with Conan except not make it a godawful syntax.

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        • #14
          What about Tup?

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          • #15
            Qbs is just much easier :-)

            Some examples:







            Last edited by Nth_man; 21 July 2018, 05:42 PM.

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            • #16
              LEGOs ... because they are so simple that a child can use them! /sarcasm

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              • #17
                It sounds like they need CMake
                You have at least 4 C++ package managers(if they desire to manage their dependencies this way) that either have CMake as the first class build-system support or is the only build-system they support.
                Note that LLVM and KDE which are considerably bigger than Qt, use CMake with great success.

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                • #18
                  Cmake is fine when using it correctly, i.e. not using legacy stuff and adding targets and using their properties. Also cross-compiling is really easy. Simply pass a toolchain file, which lists the compiler and defines the search root for libraries and includes.

                  The mailing list thread contains so much disinformation about Cmake - it's insane.

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                  • #19
                    here's their reasoning https://wiki.qt.io/Qt_build_systems_at_QtCon_2016
                    btw i wondered how do cmake handle moc file creation for qt and it appears that they integrated qt specific features into cmake! Jeez

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                    • #20
                      Originally posted by reavertm View Post
                      Never heard of shake before. Which, given I'm distro maintainer, means I'm either extremely incompetent, or Qt shouldn't bother with it.
                      A complex project with a lot of [inter]dependencies such as Qt definitely should: https://shakebuild.com/why

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