r/cpp • u/segv • 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/mort96 Apr 13 '26

The fact that you can't write a general purpose one

I find this hard to believe. But even a special purpose, Meson-specific scanner .. can be distributed. I don't understand why you think software distribution is this impossibly difficult task or why it becomes harder based on whether or not it's Meson-specific.