On Thu, Apr 01, 2021 at 12:09:48PM +0200, Tim Tassonis via blfs-dev wrote: > > > > > > However, there might be a lfs/blfs policy regarding preference for cmake > > > that I am not aware of? > > > > If the upstream has a recommendation, just follow the upstream. Otherwise, > > for > > autotools vs meson we usually prefer meson (unless it causes problems), > > since > > meson is installed in LFS. But for autotools vs cmake I'm not sure. > > > > cmake has a recommended dependency on cURL. So if we build cURL with > > cmake, the > > only "rational" way is:
Yeah, similar to libuv. > > > > 1. build cmake without cURL > > 2. build cURL with cmake > > 3. rebuild cmake with cURL > > > > So I think we'll keep to use autotools for cURL (until the upstream says > > "don't > > use it"). > > > So I did. Thanks for the infos. > My personal view on cmake is that we should avoid it except where required ;-) ĸen -- Music teaches you to get past a mistake: If you make one when you play live, you can't stop. You just have to carry on. -- Richard Thompson -- http://lists.linuxfromscratch.org/listinfo/blfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/faq.html Unsubscribe: See the above information page
