Consider reducing hard CPM dependency to ease packaging

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Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Refactor
Clarity
Needs clarification
Activity status
Quiet
Tech stack
cmake, cpp
Domain
build-system

Research direction

Start by reading CMakeLists.txt and the cmake modules to map where CPM, via rapids-cmake, controls dependency management. Compare that flow with the needs of vcpkg and Conan; done would mean package managers can supply dependencies without maintainers patching the CMake files.

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Description

Currently, CMakeLists.txt and the cmake modules have a heavy reliance on CPM (via rapids-cmake) for dependency management. While this works well for standalone development, it creates significant friction for package managers like vcpkg and Conan, which need to supply dependencies from their own registries instead. Maintainers must patch the CMake files to bypass CPM, increasing maintenance burden.

Happy to help with a PR if this direction is welcomed.

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