[Interest] [ANN] build2 - C++ build toolchain

[Diego Iastrubni]

This is interesting... as it solves a nigher level proeblem than
"configure-make-install/cmake-make-install". It smells more like gradle a
little bit... which is nice. But can it handle Qt code..? resources...?
UI...? "moc"? Does it work on Windows?


Which reminds me:
What can I use to manage (and build..?) dependencies for my Qt5 project?
Lets assume I still want to build using (q|c)make, I still want some tool
to ask him "give me libfoo, libssh and whatever they need, and add them to
my project, then build it".

   1. I needs it to work on Windows (mingw if possible) and Linux/Mac.
   2. QtCreator should be able to build projects generated by this tool
   3. It needs to add interdependencies between subprojects as needed
   4. Ability to update when upstream releases a new version
   5. FOSS

I guess I am looking for a "Gradle"  for C++, or maybe just something like
CocoadPods to CMake. Does this thing exist?

On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 4:29 PM, Boris Kolpackov <boris at codesynthesis.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> build2 is an open source, cross-platform toolchain for building and
> packaging C++ code. It includes a build system, package manager, and
> repository web interface. We've also started cppget.org, a public
> repository of open source C++ packages.
>
> This is the first alpha release and currently it is more of a technology
> preview rather than anything that is ready for production. We have tested
> this version on various Linux'es, Mac OS, and FreeBSD. There is no Windows
> support yet (but cross-compilation is supported).
>
> The project's page is:
>
> https://build2.org
>
> For those who need to see examples right away, here is the introduction:
>
> https://build2.org/build2-toolchain/doc/build2-toolchain-intro.xhtml
>
> Enjoy,
>         Boris
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