On Thu, Mar 08, 2012 at 09:25:37PM -0500, Bill Hoffman wrote: > On 3/8/2012 8:37 PM, Alan W. Irwin wrote: >> >> I think that would be confusing to users. >> >> Could you define an internal variable (to identify those generators >> that have Makefile-like characteristics) that could be tested instead >> of CMAKE_GENERATOR? > > I suppose you could, but it would not be backwards compatible. My > concern is all the projects that already exist that have code like this: > if(CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Makefiles") > > A google search of that string gives my 5600 hits... > > Just trying to make as many projects work with ninja out of the box as > possible.
I did an exact search for that string: http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=%22if(CMAKE_GENERATOR+MATCHES+Makefiles%22 and received only 36 hits, most of which seem to be matching CMake's own code, which we can certainly change if necessary. Thanks, -- Peter -- 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://public.kitware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers
