Here is an official dependency package repository for xmake. https://github.com/xmake-io/xmake-repo
Show HN: Xmake, a modern C/C++ build utility
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Re: Show HN: Xmake, a modern C/C++ build utility
#12cmake is NOT a build utility. It is dependency tracking and configuration utility
"CMake is an open-source, cross-platform family of tools designed to build, test and package software. CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler independent configuration files, and generate native makefiles and workspaces that can be used in the compiler environment of your choice."
They would disagree with you.
Re: Show HN: Xmake, a modern C/C++ build utility
#13cmake is NOT a build utility. It is dependency tracking and configuration utility
Yes, xmake is more similar to scons, not cmake.
Re: Show HN: Xmake, a modern C/C++ build utility
#14Meson[0] has been gaining in popularity and has migration tools for cmake projects.
Large projects such as systemd and gnome[1] have migrated or have been migrating for years
[1] https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/GnomeGoals/MesonPorting
Re: Show HN: Xmake, a modern C/C++ build utility
#15Now we have N+1 incompatibile build systems.
I think half those N's are cmake itself considering the amount of time I see "requires cmake x.x or above" messages.
I wouldn't find having many build system such an issue if they'd just add a makefile (and maybe ./configure) to call that build system, giving devs a consistent interface and not having to lookup up how to do a simple build.
Re: Show HN: Xmake, a modern C/C++ build utility
#16Don’t ever install software by piping arbitrary remote scripts into bash.
Re: Show HN: Xmake, a modern C/C++ build utility
#17Meson[0] has been gaining in popularity and has migration tools for cmake projects. Large projects such as systemd and gnome[1] have migrated or have been migrating for years [0] https://mesonbuild.com/ [1] https://wiki.gnome.org/Initiatives/GnomeGoals/MesonPorting
But the meson installation has many dependencies, it is not very lightweight, it needs python, ninja, and xmake has built-in luajit, no third-party dependencies, more lightweight
Re: Show HN: Xmake, a modern C/C++ build utility
#18Don’t ever install software by piping arbitrary remote scripts into bash.
Unless you read and thoroughly understand the script first.
Re: Show HN: Xmake, a modern C/C++ build utility
#19Don’t ever install software by piping arbitrary remote scripts into bash.
This is just one of the more convenient installation methods, like homebrew, of course, we can also compile and install directly.
Re: Show HN: Xmake, a modern C/C++ build utility
#20cmake is NOT a build utility. It is dependency tracking and configuration utility
"CMake is an open-source, cross-platform family of tools designed to build, test and package software. CMake is used to control the software compilation process using simple platform and compiler independent configuration files, and generate native makefiles and workspaces that can be used in the compiler environment of your choice." They would disagree with you.
no, they won't
"generate native makefiles" (I prefer Ninja myself) - this is what used to build software