Comment by boris

I wish we had a culture that expected every new C/C++ build system to handle a non-trivial project like Boost or Qt (and their dependencies, like ICU and OpenSSL) before it being pitched as the new best thing. It's trivial to make a build system that elegantly handles your own toy projects that follow your preferred style and structure. But the real world of C/C++ is a harsh place with a lot of variability.