Fips is a good tool.

2025-12-09; i’ve updated this but it’s still … in flux …

Awesome Fips (a pre-CMake tool)

Fips is a tool that I like. Fips is to CMake what CMake is to Visual Studio … almost/kinda/maybe.

Use it — I use it with uv instead of Python and it’s fine!

uv run python ./fips help

Ready

Here are some “Awesome Libraries to use when working with Flooh’s Fips”

• libYAML / it’s real YAML as a pseudo single-header build

  fips__libyaml:
      git: https://gitlab.com/g-pechorin/libyaml.git 
      branch: fips-libyaml
  

• entt / an obnoxiously modern ;) C++ ECS system

  fips__entt:
      git: https://gitlab.com/g-pechorin/fips-entt.git
  

• catch2 / unit testing for C++

  fips__catch:
      git: https://gitlab.com/g-pechorin/fips_catch.git
  

• sokol

  • world’s smol’est (AFAIK) “DKDC-grade” library for operating 3D programs

    fips__sokol:
    git: https://github.com/floooh/sokol.git
    commit: edbb47a
    

  • … there are also some binary tools …

    fips__sokol-tools-bin:
    git: https://github.com/floooh/sokol-tools-bin
    commit: 90d2b92
    

• sokol/fips ImGui / Dear ImGui that works with Sokol

  fips__dcimgui:
      git: https://github.com/floooh/dcimgui
      commit: 716dae9
  

• glm / glm is the C++ linear math / 3D math library

  fips__glm:
      git: https://github.com/g-pechorin/fips-glm.git
      commit: 78dffff
  

• fips utils / includes a good tool to embed real files in your project(s) as source

  fips__utils:
      git: https://github.com/fips-libs/fips-utils
      commit: 9bd7403
  

• fips zlib so you can do your zips!

  fips__zlib:
      git: https://github.com/floooh/fips-zlib
  

  Active

I also have some unpublished verbs:

• link to WIP repo
• autest — run all the ???.test targets in your Fips project
• autpro — regenerate the CMake files assuming you’re doing what I do
• zembed - possibly “better” than fips’ embed because it DEFLATEs the data

Future

There are some others I want to work with …

• clx.py is a script. i wish it was a verb.
• fips lz4
  • AFAIK; 7zip is better for speed (I want better compression so I use DEFALTE/zlib)
• nuklear
  • it’s a 2D vector graphics system
  • it’s out of date but probably fine
  • there’s also a NanoVG one
• Ozz Animation
• AssImp
  • it reads all the formats. all. of. them.
• Bullet 3D
  • idk how portable it is …
  • IME; Bullet can be reconfigured to be single-header but I haven’t checked
  • someday, I’d like to use it or Jolt Physics to make a Morrowind de-make
• Google Test
  • for reasons I can’t recall, I want to migrate to GoogleTest

… and if I had all the time in the world …

• Dr Petter’s stuff (not available)
  • old smol procedural-generation music/sound is neat!
  • would need to be repacked for Fips and ImGui
  • http://www.drpetter.se/project_musagi.html
  • http://drpetter.se/project_sfxr.html
• werkkzeug3 (not available)
  • would need to be repacked for Fips and ImGui
  • https://github.com/jaromil/kkrieger-werkkzeug3
• nf-interpreter (not available)
  • https://github.com/nanoframework/nf-interpreter
  • ugghhh … i guess a semi-up-to-date DotNet would be cool …