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It uses a simple `craft.toml` configuration file to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/github---randerson112-craft-a-lightweight-build-and-workflow-tool-for-c-c--8gfwzyhgc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/8GFWZyHgC.png og:image:alt: GitHub - randerson112/craft: A lightweight build and workflow tool for C/C++ og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # GitHub - randerson112/craft: A lightweight build and workflow tool for C/C++ **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 8 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Craft is a lightweight build and dependency management tool for C and C++ projects, inspired by Cargo. It uses a simple `craft.toml` configuration file to automatically generate CMakeLists.txt, manage git and local dependencies, and provide a modern CLI for common tasks like building, running, adding/removing dependencies, and managing project templates. It wraps CMake under the hood while hiding its complexity, supporting project initialization, boilerplate generation, global config defaults, and self-upgrade functionality. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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