[CMake] Re: a ./configure shell script stub

Tue, 30 May 2006 08:42:58 -0700

Axel Roebel wrote: 
I move this thread back into the user mailing list, because this is not 
promotion but interface design. Everybody would suffer if there are any 
errors in the command line interface organization! 

On Monday 29 May 2006 19:38, William A. Hoffman wrote:
  
  
Maybe something like:

set_variable_property(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX COMMNAD_LINE_OPT "--prefix")
    

I don't think a configurable behavior is needed here. It is my opinion that 
there is no need for freedom for these things. It is more important to 
create standards. It should be as easy to type and as standardized as 
possible!
I agree.  There's like, 5 hardwired commands that ./configure users see all the time, that we could have CMake understand.  That is easy.  Forget about user-specified command line options, for now.  Having the command line interface be more reminiscent of ./configure is the "low hanging fruit" from a marketing standpoint.


Cheers,
Brandon Van Every

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