Warning

Flick has been deprecated and succeeded by Leaf, a more mature, Conan-based C++ project/package manager. Please use Leaf for all future development.

Use external libraries in Modern C++ as easily as in other modern languages. Flick brings the simplicity of dependency management from languages like Python, Rust, or JavaScript into C++—finally making C++ feel modern to work with.

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🔧 Installation

Or Build from Source

Prerequisites

• Git
• CMake
• Clang (on all platforms)
• Ninja (Recommended)
• vcpkg (Handled internally by Flick)

Building Flick

cmake --preset=default
cmake --build build/default

Or use Flick itself to bootstrap:

flick build

or

flick build --static

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🚀 Usage

flick <Core Commands>

Core Commands

Command	Description
new	Create a new C/C++ project with all defaults
subproject	Add a subproject (executable or library)
build	Configure and compile using Clang + Ninja
run	Run the compiled binary
compile	Compile with custom flags
tests	Enable and manage unit tests
debug	Launch LLDB for debugging
release	Compile in release mode
install	Add external library
list	list down the libraries used in current project
clean	Reload the vcpkg dependency cache
installer	Generate an installable package
doctor	Diagnose and fix Flick issues
update	Update Flick to the latest version
init	Auto install Clang, Ninja, CMake, and vcpkg

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📂 Example

$ flick create my-awesome-app
$ flick install --package=libpqxx --update-base-line
$ flick install --package=restclient-cpp --version=0.5.2 --update-base-line
$ flick install --package=qtbase
$ flick build
$ flick subproject client
$ flick build client --static
$ flick tests
$ flick release --static

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🧠 Why Use Flick?

• Skip repetitive setup and config
• Learn modern C++ without being blocked by tooling
• Fast builds out of the box
• Cross-platform by default
• Just focus on building things

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👨‍💻 Author

Made with 💻 by Vishal Ahirwar

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📄 License

This project is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License. See LICENSE for more info.