On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 6:17 PM, Peter Kümmel <syntheti...@gmx.net> wrote: > The idea was that qtcreator then also could parse and change the > CMakeLists.txt file (like it is done with qbs files, I assume).
That would be a nice to have feature, yes, but I doubt that this will ever be an option with cmake. And I personally do not want to pile anything on top of cmake to enable this for a small subset of still-to-be-written projects. I would like to get to the point where you are able to build cmake projects, configure them and have creator open the correct CMakeLists.txt for you when you need to add/remove files to/from some target. It will need work in Creator to get there, and I really do not want that to end up relying on what I consider to be a implementation detail of cmake -- like the format of (probably even undocumented) files somewhere in the build directory that were meant for other consumers. This JSON file can be a step forward here: It is actually meant to be used by IDEs, it has a format straight forward to parse, it does not depend on the generator used, it will (hopefully;-) end up being documented, it provides versioning, etc. I see some potential there. Best Regards, Tobias -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers