MeshMC Update 7.4.0, now available

Published on April 17, 2026 • MeshMC

Major build system stabilization across CMake, CI, and monorepo library handling
Full Nix integration with derivations for all Project Tick components
Transition toward system-provided dependencies and cleaner packaging model
Improved library bundling strategy and source archive consistency
Compression backend migrated from zlib to neozip

Nix derivations for all Project Tick projects
default.nix and shell.nix for flake compatibility
CI steps for installing cxxtest on Linux and macOS
Support for building and installing monorepo libraries (including neozip and vcpkg dependencies) in CI
CMake support for collecting binary directories from CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH
Additional CMake configuration for handling monorepo library bin paths
ldconfig step to refresh dynamic linker cache for shared libraries
README documentation for bundled libraries

Reworked GitHub Actions to support flexible library bundling and cleanup
Refactored artifact naming in MeshMC workflow (removed Qt6 suffix)
Updated CMake configuration to:
- Use dynamic build types in CI workflows
- Improve Release build handling
- Resolve headers from installed system packages
- Support multi-config generator mappings
Dependencies are now assumed to be system-provided instead of bundled by default
Library integration model updated to allow independent compilation of subprojects
Replaced zlib with neozip for compression
MeshMC source tree reformatted for consistency

Issues with missing binary paths for monorepo libraries during build/link stages
CI inconsistencies related to dependency installation and build configuration
General CMake configuration inconsistencies affecting multi-platform builds