Workaround To Install Cmake On Gcp App Engine Standard Environment

I need to install dlib package on App Engine Standard for an application that requires cmake. Below is the error I am facing while the installation. I tried adding cmake and cmake-

Solution 1:

You can use non-Python dependencies in the Flexible environment, via a custom runtime. From About Custom Runtimes:

Custom runtimes allow you to define new runtime environments, which might include additional components like language interpreters or application servers.

See also Building Custom Runtimes.

Solution 2:

If you want to customize your environment, you can use a container. Deploy it on App Engine flexible as suggested by Dustin but, be careful App Engine Flex doesn't scale to 0, and thus you pay even if your service isn't used.

Because you have a container, I recommend you to have a look to Cloud Run. It's similar to App Engine, but it scales to 0 and it's very powerful.