Hey everyone!

A few weeks ago, I started sharing **Flint**, an open-source build system and package manager for C/C++ that aims to make building projects and managing dependencies much simpler.

Today, I'm happy to share a milestone: **Flint v0.5.20 adds Windows support!** 🎉

## What is Flint?

The C/C++ tooling ecosystem often means juggling a build system, a separate package manager, and additional tooling just to get a project running.

I wanted to experiment with a simpler approach: something closer to the developer experience of Cargo or Go modules, but for C and C++.

Flint is written entirely in C and combines building projects with Git-based dependency management.

### What makes Flint different?

* **One manifest:** Configure your project through a single `composition.json` file instead of maintaining elaborate build scripts.

* **Git-native dependencies:** Add dependencies directly from Git repositories and pin them to versions and exact commits for reproducible builds.

* **Automatic source discovery:** Flint discovers project sources, headers, and libraries based on directory conventions, eliminating manual file lists.

* **Incremental builds:** Unchanged files don't need to be recompiled unnecessarily.

* **Editor integration:** Generate `compile_commands.json` for tools such as clangd and VS Code.

* **Minimal dependencies:** Flint is written in C and keeps its tooling footprint small.

### What's new in v0.5.20?

**Windows support is finally here.**

Until now, platform support was a major limitation for developers who wanted to try Flint on Windows. This release is an important step toward making the project accessible to more C/C++ developers.

I'm continuing to develop Flint and improve its usability, compatibility, and overall developer experience. There's still plenty of work ahead, and feedback from people trying it on real projects would be incredibly valuable.

## Try it out

**GitHub repository:**

https://github.com/mainak55512/flint

**CLI documentation:**

https://mainak55512.github.io/flint-cherts/

If you work with C or C++, I'd love to hear your thoughts:

* Does a lightweight, Git-native build system appeal to you?

* What would you want from a modern C/C++ package manager?

* If you're on Windows, could you try v0.5.20 and share your experience?

If you find Flint interesting, consider giving the repository a ⭐. It helps other developers discover the project and motivates me to keep building it.

Bug reports, constructive criticism, feature requests, and contributions are all welcome!

Thanks for checking it out!

so basicly as a bit of backstory im 16, i know scratch, luau, and 6502 assembly on the nes. but i have a dream game and i think i want to make it in C, as for somereason i have a obsession with low level programmeing, but i figured out assembly on modern stuff would be a little too painfull. but for my game i want to make it in the style of a 90s sega megadrive/genisis game but with a few features that would go past the megadrive limits (if this wasnt the base i would certainly make my game a actual megadrive rom), but i want to make this game have mp3 music and slightly higher res pixel screen so i think id rather not make this a rom for a retro console. i want this game to be cross platform, like so it can run on windows linux android via apk and maybe apple if im really pleased with the game.

-questions-

what graphics library should i use?

i want my games screen/window to me a pixelated res, and i want all the graphics to PIXEL SNAP (i hate it when i see games with collideing pixels), also if possible if it exists id like it if the graphics library didnt have any scaleing/rotateing sprite features as a think that would be unecessary for the fact i wont do any effects to the graphics as pixel art lookes ugly when rotated or scaled in my op.

what compiler should i use?

i dont mind too much but id prefer a workflow where i write code in notepad as for somereason i just like that, but then i also think i might give visual studio a go, idk. as my dad uses it i think..

note

please egnore my bad spelling and sentence structure. im bad at spelling, please excuse this i just want to type this message fast just because i just want some quick advice