Setting up a build system
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:39 am
Ok, this will be the first of many rants I am sure.
I use my iMac and love it. Mainly because it is paid for and I really don't see the need to buy new computers given I don't play games. Anyway, I am coding with Swift, and really enjoying the environment. However, I wanted to brush back up on C++, and low and behold, it is a pain on macOS and third party libraries (new OS wants them signed). So off to a virtualization, and install Debian. So another day shot. Then I get that setup, and try to get ASIO installed. What a pain. I know it sounds simple, but it doesn't seem that way (and get it to actually work). Still trying, now even doing the full boost library.
This is one of the things that makes development such a pain, is having to fight the system versus just getting to developed.
Anyway, what am I up to. Well, thankful to be alive, and I consider that in itself a miracle. I got to reflect a lot, and understand myself a whole lot better. Finally retired, so I decided to get back into coding.
So just playing around with C++ right now. I am thinking of a project, that will use libconfig++ and ASIO as its two main third party. If I have to go with a JS engine, maybe Duktape.org. Don't know yet.
Just getting to play around, and learn C++17 al over.
I use my iMac and love it. Mainly because it is paid for and I really don't see the need to buy new computers given I don't play games. Anyway, I am coding with Swift, and really enjoying the environment. However, I wanted to brush back up on C++, and low and behold, it is a pain on macOS and third party libraries (new OS wants them signed). So off to a virtualization, and install Debian. So another day shot. Then I get that setup, and try to get ASIO installed. What a pain. I know it sounds simple, but it doesn't seem that way (and get it to actually work). Still trying, now even doing the full boost library.
This is one of the things that makes development such a pain, is having to fight the system versus just getting to developed.
Anyway, what am I up to. Well, thankful to be alive, and I consider that in itself a miracle. I got to reflect a lot, and understand myself a whole lot better. Finally retired, so I decided to get back into coding.
So just playing around with C++ right now. I am thinking of a project, that will use libconfig++ and ASIO as its two main third party. If I have to go with a JS engine, maybe Duktape.org. Don't know yet.
Just getting to play around, and learn C++17 al over.