Warp wrote:
>   Make a system which automatically builds a "makefile" behind the scenes
> and keeps it up-to-date as the source code changes (ie. by updating all
> the dependencies between files), and you have gone a long way towards an
> IDE.

I use the CMake build system, where you just write this:

add_executable(myraytracer main.cpp spheres.cpp lights.cpp)

...and it handles the dependency mess for you. You don't need an IDE for 
that.


I also use the KDevelop IDE, which does not ever edit the makefile (or 
CMakeLists) for you.

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