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    Package Managers for C++ C++ Package Managers Package Managers

    Conan

    • decentralized
    • works with many build systems: CMake, MSBuild, …
    • binary packages
    $ pip install conan
    $ brew install conan
    $ yay -S conan

    vcpkg

    • Visual Studio integration
    • CMake support
    • only builds from source
     
    $ git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git
$ ./vcpkg/bootstrap-vcpkg.sh
    $ git clone https://github.com/Microsoft/vcpkg.git
$ .\vcpkg\bootstrap-vcpkg.bat
$ vcpkg integrate install  # MSBuild / Visual Studio

    Spack

    • programming-language agnostic (C, C++, Python, R, …)
    • originated in HPC / scientific computing community
    • can install many coexisting variants of library package versions and build configurations

    Hunter

    • CMake only

    Buckaroo

    • GitHub, BitBucket, GitLab, …
    • integrates into various IDEs
    $ wget https://github.com/LoopPerfect/buckaroo/releases/download/v2.2.0/buckaroo-linux -O buckaroo
$ chmod +x ./buckaroo
$ ./buckaroo
    $ choco install buckaroo
    $ brew install loopperfect/lp/buckaroo

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    Last updated: 2021-06-08

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