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Checkinstall to create deb or rpm package out of source installs which you can easily remove with your package manager again. (But this only keeps track of the installed files, doesn't do any dependency tracking). Source: over 2 years ago
There is also checkinstall which you run instead of make install. It creates a (simple) RPM package for you. You can remove that package with your package manager later on for easy uninstallation. Source: almost 3 years ago
Checkinstall is a rather popular way of dealing with self compiled packages. Source: about 3 years ago
I went to mesonbuild.org and it doesn't match the description (some sort of betting site? I didn't stick around ...), and a search turned up: https://mesonbuild.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago
Came here to post the same. The answer for How to build software? is Meson[1] for C and C++ and also other languages. Works well on Windows and Mac, too. I’ve written a small Makefile to learn the basic and backgrounds. Make is fine. But the next high-level would have been Autotools, which is an intimidating and weird set of tools. Most new stuff written in C/C++ use now Meson and it feels sane. [1]... - Source: Hacker News / 7 months ago
If you are very fortunate, you'll be able to choose something else. I like meson myself: it looks a bit like python, it's popular, small, simple, well-documented, easy to install and update, and it works well everywhere. Source: 8 months ago
I suggest changing the build tool. Meson improved C and C++ a lot: https://mesonbuild.com/ The dependency declaration and auto-detection is nice. But the hidden extra is WrapDB, built-in package management (if wanted):- Source: Hacker News / 8 months agohttps://mesonbuild.com/Wrap-dependency-system-manual.html.
> C's only REAL problem (in my opinion) which is the lack of dependency management. Most everything else can be done with a makefile and a half decent editor. Care to hear about our lord and saviour Meson? Both of your quoted problems are mutually incompatible: dependency management isn't the job of the compiler, it's a job for the build or host system. If you want to keep writing makefiles, be prepared to write... - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago
Porg - Porg (formerly known as paco), is a program to aid management of software packages installed from source code.
Ninja Build - Ninja is a small build system with a focus on speed.
GNU Make - GNU Make is a tool which controls the generation of executables and other non-source files of a program from the program's source files.
CMake - CMake is an open-source, cross-platform family of tools designed to build, test and package software.
Advanced Package Tool - Apt (for Advanced Package Tool) is a set of core tools inside Debian.
SCons - SCons is an Open Source software construction tool—that is, a next-generation build tool.