Cross-platform build system generator
CMake is the de facto standard build system generator for C and C++ projects. It generates build files for Make, Ninja, Visual Studio, and more.
`apt install cmake` on Ubuntu Noble gives CMake 3.28. Many projects require CMake 3.30+ for features like CMake presets v7, improved CUDA support, and new find_package behavior. No prebuilt riscv64 binary exists from Kitware for newer versions.
```bash
wget https://github.com/Cloud-V-10xE/RISC-V-software/releases/latest/download/cmake-
sudo tar -xzf cmake-
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