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Which will probably be never.

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[–] [email protected] 40 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

I mean, all cmake does is run some commands for you. You not understanding cmake errors (mostly) means you don't understand the errors given to you by the C/C++ compiler.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago

CMake can also emit its own errors during the configure step though, particularly if you have complicated build logic and/or lots of external packages.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Partly, yes. But I also think their documentation is a bit hard do read. Maybe this will get better with time.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

Maybe this will get better with time.

Yes, just give it a few more decades.

[–] [email protected] 44 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I use distcc, and do not have to take vacation for my programs to finish compiling.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If it means my code won't panic out of nowhere and cause a disaster for me, I am willing to "take a vacation" for my program to finish compiling.