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A minimal C/C++ package manager and build tool written in C

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HN · launched Aug 29, 2026 · 13 upvotes (top 34%) · 0 views

Niche: software package managers · 51 launches, 2 in the last 7 days ▼ -78% · Explore this niche →

Category and tags
  • Horizontal
  • Dev tools
  • Developer
  • Not AI
  • Hobby / open-source project

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Could you build this?

No Creating a C/C++ package manager and build system in C requires deep knowledge of systems programming, compiler toolchains across OSes, and dependency resolution algorithms.

What it would actually take: Requires low-level C development, dependency resolution solvers (e.g., PubGrub or SAT), cross-platform build pipeline orchestration (handling flags for clang/gcc/msvc, static/dynamic linking), and tarball/Git extraction logic. Expertise in system architectures, compiler internals, and portable systems C is essential.

Discussion

4 comments analyzed.

Competitors mentioned: existing package management solutions

Concerns raised: lacks code comments for readability and structure, only works for toy projects without complex build scripts, limited to git-based dependencies

Feature requests: add function-level comments for visual code breakdown

Competitors

Other products that read as similar to this one : 2957 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.

Attention rank: #1035 of 2958 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).

Launched 304 days after the earliest competitor.

  • Sx · hn · 2026-05-15 · 50 upvotes · similarity 0.66
  • jpm · hn · 2026-10-04 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.65
  • teku · github · 2026-10-22 · 12 upvotes · similarity 0.65
  • Hybrid-Transpiler · hn · 2025-12-26 · 8 upvotes · similarity 0.62
  • turbo-c-plus-plus-ide · github · 2026-11-10 · 102 upvotes · similarity 0.62
  • nix-compact · github · 2026-09-21 · 16 upvotes · similarity 0.60
  • moego · github · 2026-10-28 · 63 upvotes · similarity 0.59
  • cli-tools · github · 2026-10-30 · 16 upvotes · similarity 0.59

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