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Re:If this project is dead, just tell us by theamk on Friday December 13, 2019 @09:16AM (#21781694)
Cmake? (And especially Kitware Superbuild... try pinning packages there!)
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Re:If this project is dead, just tell us by mateuszf on Friday December 13, 2019 @09:32AM (#21781862)
Isn't it a build tool, not package manager?
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Re:If this project is dead, just tell us by theamk on Friday December 13, 2019 @11:10AM (#21782806)
It is used as package manager often enough -- stick "git clone", or ExternalProject into the CMakefile and you have the (bad) equivalent of "pip install" for C++.

For example, I mentioned "kitware superbuild" above. It describes itself [0] as:

> It is basically a poor man’s package manager that you make consistently work across your target build platforms

[0] https://blog.kitware.com/cmake-superbuilds-git-submodules/

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