Git-Cloning Dependencies for Projects That Don't Use Git
Explore how to manage external dependencies in C++ projects using CMake when the projects themselves do not use Git. Understand how to detect Git availability, clone repositories using CMake commands, and handle common issues with dependency management. This lesson guides you through automating dependency cloning to streamline your build process.
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If we're using another VCS or offering our source in an archive, we might have a hard time relying on Git submodules bringing in external dependencies to our repository.
Git-clone dependencies for non-Git projects
Chances are that the environment that will build our code has Git installed and can execute the git clone ...