From a8d49306e566c574bd8d335b14a87d0df88c9831 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: scawful <justin.scofield@outlook.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2025 03:52:20 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] chore(cmake): update .gitignore and enhance CMake
 configuration

- Added new entries to .gitignore to exclude generated files and directories, improving project cleanliness.
- Set minimum policy version for subdirectories in CMake to ensure compatibility with older dependencies like yaml-cpp, enhancing build reliability.

Benefits:
- Streamlined project structure by ignoring unnecessary files.
- Improved compatibility and maintainability of the CMake configuration.
---
 .gitignore               |  6 ++++--
 CMakeLists.txt           |  4 ++++
 cmake/dependencies.cmake | 19 ++-----------------
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2395334b..93c7b9b1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -86,8 +86,10 @@ src/app/emu/cpu/internal/old_cpu.cc
 .favorites.json
 checks.json
 assets/etc/
-*.sfc
 imgui.ini
 .gitignore
 recent_files.txt
-.vs/*
\ No newline at end of file
+.vs/*
+.gitignore
+.genkit
+.claude
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 5839ea3a..db7af05f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # by scawful
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
 
+# Set minimum policy version for subdirectories to allow older dependencies like yaml-cpp
+# This allows cmake_minimum_required in subdirectories to use versions < 3.5
+set(CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM 3.5 CACHE STRING "Minimum policy version for subdirectories")
+
 # Set policies for compatibility
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0091 NEW)
 cmake_policy(SET CMP0048 NEW)
diff --git a/cmake/dependencies.cmake b/cmake/dependencies.cmake
index da6006b4..1ab960e9 100644
--- a/cmake/dependencies.cmake
+++ b/cmake/dependencies.cmake
@@ -101,27 +101,12 @@ set(YAML_CPP_BUILD_TOOLS OFF CACHE BOOL "Disable yaml-cpp tools" FORCE)
 set(YAML_CPP_INSTALL OFF CACHE BOOL "Disable yaml-cpp install" FORCE)
 set(YAML_CPP_FORMAT_SOURCE OFF CACHE BOOL "Disable yaml-cpp format target" FORCE)
 
-# Use yaml-cpp 0.8.0 with inline patch for CMake 3.31+ compatibility
-# yaml-cpp 0.8.0 requires CMake 2.8.12 which is incompatible with CMake 3.31+
+# yaml-cpp (uses CMAKE_POLICY_VERSION_MINIMUM set in root CMakeLists.txt)
 FetchContent_Declare(yaml-cpp
     GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/jbeder/yaml-cpp.git
     GIT_TAG 0.8.0
 )
-
-# Manually populate and patch to avoid cmake_minimum_required compatibility issue
-FetchContent_GetProperties(yaml-cpp)
-if(NOT yaml-cpp_POPULATED)
-  FetchContent_Populate(yaml-cpp)
-  
-  # Patch CMakeLists.txt to use CMake 3.5 minimum (compatible with 3.31+)
-  file(READ "${yaml-cpp_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeLists.txt" YAML_CMAKE_CONTENT)
-  string(REPLACE "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8.12)" 
-                 "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)" 
-                 YAML_CMAKE_CONTENT "${YAML_CMAKE_CONTENT}")
-  file(WRITE "${yaml-cpp_SOURCE_DIR}/CMakeLists.txt" "${YAML_CMAKE_CONTENT}")
-  
-  add_subdirectory(${yaml-cpp_SOURCE_DIR} ${yaml-cpp_BINARY_DIR})
-endif()
+FetchContent_MakeAvailable(yaml-cpp)
 
 # nlohmann_json (header only)
 if(YAZE_WITH_JSON)