FAQ

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• General
  • Is Conan CMake based, or is CMake a requirement?
  • Is build-system XXXXX supported?
  • Is my compiler, version, architecture, or setting supported?
  • Does it run offline?
  • Is it possible to install 2 different versions of the same library?
  • Can I run multiple conan isolated instances (virtual environments) on the same machine?
  • Can I run the conan_server behind a firewall (on-premises)?
  • Can I connect to conan remote servers through a corporate proxy?
  • Can I create packages for third-party libraries?
  • Can I upload closed source libraries?
  • Do I always need to specify how to build the package from source?
  • Does conan use semantic versioning (semver) for dependencies?
• Using conan
  • How to package header-only libraries?
  • When to use settings or options?
  • How to obtain the dependents of a given package?
  • Packages got outdated when uploading an unchanged recipe from a different machine
• Troubleshooting
  • ERROR: Missing prebuilt package
  • ERROR: Invalid setting
  • ERROR: Setting value not defined
  • ERROR: Failed to create process
  • ERROR: Failed to remove folder (Windows)