The C++ Ecosystem Dilemma: A Decade of Struggles in Building and Dependency Management

The C++ Ecosystem Dilemma: A Decade of Struggles in Building and Dependency Management

1Building Systems:The Migration Costs of the Warring States Period Fragmentation of Multiple Tools CMake/Bazel/Meson are in a three-way standoff: Syntax differences require relearning configuration logic for cross-project collaboration (e.g., CMake’s <span>target_link_libraries</span> conflicts with Bazel’s <span>deps</span> rule). Historical baggage hampers modernization: Legacy projects depend on Autotools-generated <span>configure</span> scripts, which have poor compatibility with modern IDEs (like … Read more