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@inproceedings{madela:icalepcs2023-thmbcmo15,
author = {P. Madela and G. Abeillé and Y.-M. Abiven and X. Elattaoui and J. Pham and F. Potier},
title = {{Conan for Building C++ Tango Devices at SOLEIL}},
% booktitle = {Proc. ICALEPCS'23},
booktitle = {Proc. 19th Int. Conf. Accel. Large Exp. Phys. Control Syst. (ICALEPCS'23)},
eventdate = {2023-10-09/2023-10-13},
pages = {1227--1230},
paper = {THMBCMO15},
language = {english},
keywords = {software, TANGO, factory, Windows, Linux},
venue = {Cape Town, South Africa},
series = {International Conference on Accelerator and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems},
number = {19},
publisher = {JACoW Publishing, Geneva, Switzerland},
month = {02},
year = {2024},
issn = {2226-0358},
isbn = {978-3-95450-238-7},
doi = {10.18429/JACoW-ICALEPCS2023-THMBCMO15},
url = {https://jacow.org/icalepcs2023/papers/thmbcmo15.pdf},
abstract = {{At SOLEIL, our Tango devices are mainly developed in C++, with around 450 projects for building libraries and device servers for our accelerators and beamlines. We have a software factory that has enabled us to achieve continuous integration of our developments using Maven, which manages project dependencies. However, Maven is uncommon for C++. In addition, it has limitations that hinder us from supporting future platforms and new programming standards, leading us to replace it with Conan. Conan is a dependency and package manager for C and C++ that works on all platforms and integrates with various build systems. Its features are designed to enable modern continuous integration workflows with C++ and are an ideal alternative to Maven for our C++ build system. This transition is essential for the upgrade of SOLEIL (SOLEIL II*), as we continue to develop new devices and update existing systems. We are confident that Conan will improve our development process and benefit our users. This paper will provide an overview of the integration process and describe the progress of deploying the new build system. We will share our insights and lessons learned throughout the transition process. }},
}