You don't on new projects. CMake + ninja has support for modules on gcc, clang, and MSVC.

This should be your default stack on any small-to-medium sized C++ project.

Bazel, the default pick for very large codebases, also has support for C++20 modules.

Thanks. It's been a long time since I started a C++ project, and I've never set up any build chain in Visual Studio or Xcode other than the default.

sgt 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

How about using Zig to build C++ projects?

	▲	jjmarr 39 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I haven't used it. That being said, while it looks better than CMake, for anything professional I need remote execution support to deviate from the industry standard. Zig doesn't have that. This is because large C++ projects reach a point where they cannot be compiled locally if they use the full language. e.g. Multi-hour Chromium builds.