On 2018-01-09 12:01- Cosimo Lupo wrote:
Hello,
I'm new to Cmake.
I would like to port to cmake a project that is currently built with the
Autotools and depends on gnulib, the GNU Portability Library:
https://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/
(The project in question is
Alfred: Gnulib isn't library in usual sense, AFAIK it's a bunch of source files
some of which
may be added to the project if needed
Cosimo: I think you should stay with autotools, otherwsie it might be a can of
worms.
Or get rid of gnulib.
09.01.2018, 15:55, "Cosimo Lupo"
This is from the gnulib mailing list in reply to a similar question on how
to use gnulib without autotools:
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2010-02/msg00248.html
"Gnulib depends heavily on autoconf and automake.
You could manually extract the portions you think you need
and attempt
Thanks for your help, Alfred.
The problem is that very concept of "external dependency" seems to be at
odds with the way gnulib is supposed to work.
And the docs are clear that "Gnulib assumes that your project uses
Autoconf. When using Gnulib, you will need to have Autoconf among your
build
Sorry, I did not got this hint.Well, you might still use gnulib as an external dependency (https://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/manual/html_node/POSIX-Substitutes-Library.html#POSIX-Substitutes-Library). Maybe be it worth considering a better separation if the build tool is different.I need to
Thanks.
However, that's not exactly what I was looking for. The gnulib, by design,
is not an external library that you link with, but a collection of modules
that are meant to be copied into one's project.
I would like to build ttfautohint with cmake (and ninja), not just adding
ttfautohint as an
Hello,I have some CMake projects that depend on autotools bases libs.I compile them as External project.https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/ExternalProject.htmlRegards
