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Synodic-Software / Soul-Engine

Physically based renderer and simulation engine for real-time applications.
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Library Storage #101

Closed Behemyth closed 6 years ago

Behemyth commented 7 years ago

Figure out the best way to store libraries. Currently, the user has to download the proper libraries and place them into /Libraries. What is the best alternative if CMake is our build system? Git LFS, Git submodules, an external cloud storage site are all alternatives.

aferritto commented 6 years ago

How often would you want to update these version of a library used by the engine?

aferritto commented 6 years ago

Also do you plan on increasing the number of libraries going forward?

Behemyth commented 6 years ago

Both would be a yes. Longest time without an update would be a year. Shortest may be every 3 months.

aferritto commented 6 years ago

Based on the reading I've done so far: there is no pip, Maven, or Gradle for C++. There are a couple of attempts but even they only have some of the libraries we need. I wish there was a better option, but I think submodules in a Libraries/[win,nix]/* directory with possibly a python script for updating will end up being the best option. CMake could then be pointed to the appropriate directory based on platform.

Behemyth commented 6 years ago

Should the implementation of creating this module be in this same issue or a new one?

aferritto commented 6 years ago

Probably a new issue. Close this issue then?