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## Get `cppstart`
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`cppstart` is a python application, so you'll need a working Python install to use it. Once you have Python, then you can simply do `pip install cppstart` to install cppstart
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### (Meta) dependencies
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The project that you create with cppstart will have a bunch of things that it needs for smooth running. These include:
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* Git
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* Some kind of C++ compiler (MSVC++, GCC, Clang, whatever)
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* CMake
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* Conan
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* Clang-Format
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To initialise the project, then you'll need a connection to the internet too, since it will need to pull down Catch2 to use for unit testing your code.
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## Creating a C++ project
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Say you want to create a new C++ application called "foo" in the current directory. Then just do:
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```shell

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