(My simple user opinion): I'm not a fan of the idea. Not particularly because of Python, but because with this, now if I want to use a library that someone made with a CMakeLists.py in my project (for instance as a submodule) : * I also have to install Python on the machines where the build happens, * tell my users to install Python, * add it to their PATH...
Many already have trouble just installing and running CMake, and this adds another potential layer of complexity, and a fragmentation of the ecosystem. Unless CMake would ship with its own Python interpreter ? I know, this is a non-problem on Linux and OS X (or is it ? On my machine /usr/bin/python is python 3 but on others it is python 2), but there are some poor people out there stuck with Windows machines, and I wouldn't like their lives to be even harder. Best regards Jean-Michaël On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 10:23 PM, Shmuel H, <shmuelhcm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > > First of all, I have been using CMake for a few years now, it is awesome > tool, thank you. > > The only problem I currently have with CMake is its language, which has > not really intended to be one. After reading a few endless discussions > about this topic, I decided to give it a try and do something practical. > > My current design is using Python as an extension for the regular > CMakeLists.txt files: if there is a CMakeLists.py file, it would be loaded. > > It should not be too hard to maintain, the current API design uses only > 1-3 function that should be implemented in cmake. > > For more information, see the [closed] merge request #389 > <https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/merge_requests/389>. > > I would be happy to hear your opinion about this idea. > > Best regards, > Shmuel H. > > -- > > 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/opensou > rce/opensource.html > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers >
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