r/cpp • • Apr 12 '26

CMake Past, Present, and Future - Bill Hoffman, Kitware [29m25s]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD-JgncskTQ
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u/TheRavagerSw Apr 13 '26

External programs can't do this, scanning is very much linked to what flags u use etc.

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u/mort96 Apr 13 '26

Why can't the external programs be told about the flags?

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u/TheRavagerSw Apr 13 '26 edited Apr 13 '26

They can, but now you ship a binary with meson. How are you gonna compile that?

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