On Friday 30 Jul 2010 3:39:58 pm David Cole wrote: > Could you elaborate on "full support for multiple components in cpack" > either in another thread, or in a feature request bug in the bug tracker? > > With NSIS on Windows and PackageMaker on Mac, we already have what I would > consider "full support". Are you talking about extending that to additional > CPack generators or is there something missing even in those generators in > your opinion?
At the very basic level, i wish to see equal support for the other generators. Especially DEB and RPM. For the more advanced, like dependency between components, i would first need to check the level of support in NSIS. Nevertheless, DEB and RPM can benefit from inter component dependencies. > > Thanks, > David > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 1:02 AM, Kishore <kitts.mailingli...@gmail.com>wrote: > > I would like to see full support for multiple components in cpack. > > > > On Tuesday 06 Jul 2010 12:01:17 am David Cole wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Now that we have released CMake 2.8.2 last Monday, and we have switched > > > > to > > > > > this new workflow using branches in the git repository, *now* would be > > > a great time to prioritize bug fixes for the next release of CMake. > > > > > > We are leaning towards quarterly releases from now on, scheduling them > > > every 3 months. That would make the next release of CMake version 2.8.3 > > > and scheduled to have an "rc1" release candidate in approximately > > > mid-September, 2010. > > > > > > If you have a particular issue that you think should be fixed for > > > > inclusion > > > > > in 2.8.3, please bring it up now. Ideally, each issue will be discussed > > > > as > > > > > needed on the mailing list to come to any consensus about what should > > > be done to fix it, and then an entry in the bug tracker may be used to > > > keep > > > > it > > > > > on the radar screen, and to track activity related to it. > > > > > > Patches are always welcome. Patches that include testing of any new > > > features, or tests that prove a bug is really fixed on the dashboards, > > > basically any patch with testing is preferred over a patch with no > > > > testing. > > > > > Also, if you are *adding* code, then you also probably need to add > > > > *tests* > > > > > of that code, so that the coverage percentage stays as is or rises. > > > > > > Please discuss issues here as needed, and add notes to existing issues > > > in the bug tracker that you are interested in seeing fixed for 2.8.3 > > > -- we will be looking at the mailing list and activity in the bug > > > tracker to help prioritize the bug fixes that will occur in the next > > > several weeks. > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > David Cole > > > Kitware, Inc. > > > > -- > > Cheers! > > Kishore > > _______________________________________________ > > Powered by www.kitware.com > > > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > > http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake -- Cheers! Kishore _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake