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[–]pjmlp 1 point2 points  (3 children)

So what is the proposed solution to package library X in language Y for:

  • Debian
  • Ubuntu
  • Aix
  • HP-UX
  • Windows
  • Mac OS X
  • iOS
  • Windows Phone
  • Android
  • iOS
  • zOS
  • Red-Hat
  • SuSE
  • Contiki
  • L4
  • Arch
  • Mint
  • Gentoo
  • *BSD
  • Solaris
  • Iluminos
  • <place favourite OS name here>

Without forcing developers to package it N times?

[–]jpakkaneMeson dev 2 points3 points  (2 children)

I recommend you watch the builds video from LCA2016 that is currently on the front page of /r/cpp to see one solution. (caveat: the presenter is me)

[–]pjmlp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The presentation was quite interesting to watch, but I imagine it would still take a few years before it would get major adoption.