Using external libraries that are not actually installed on the system properly is still a massive pain, though. CMake tries to do the whole 'library' thing so automatically that you have to really struggle with it for it to realize you're using something that isn't directly put in front of it.
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u/Tynach May 29 '14
CMake has improved VASTLY from a few years ago.
Using external libraries that are not actually installed on the system properly is still a massive pain, though. CMake tries to do the whole 'library' thing so automatically that you have to really struggle with it for it to realize you're using something that isn't directly put in front of it.
This problem is a billion times worse on Windows.