The reality is that for any moderately complex C++ application, actually compiling C++ code is only a small part of what the build system does.
Re:In Defense of C++
by raverbashing on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @07:38AM
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Well yeah
We have autoconf/automake checking if you're on a big endian PDP8 or if your compiler has support for cutting edge features like "bool"
Massive cope, there's no excuse for the lack of decent infrastructure. I mean, the C++ committee for years said explicitly that they don't care about infrastructure and build systems, so it's not really surprising.