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The CMake Tutorial is Missing Pre-requisites

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#1,898 opened on Aug 12, 2025

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The CMake tutorial blog is fine but it is missing pre-requisites for beginners that are less familiar with Buildstream, Nativelink, and Nix. It's fair to assume the users are familiar with C.

https://www.nativelink.com/resources/blog/accelerating-cmake-with-nativelink

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Research direction
Identify the missing prerequisites for beginners in the CMake tutorial blog and list them clearly.
Tech stack
rust
Domain
backendbuild systemdocumentation
Issue type
Documentation
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
2
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Under 1 hour
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
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75