Michael Jackson wrote: > I guess those of us that use IDEs like Visual Studio, Eclipse, NetBeans, > Xcode, CobeBlocks, QtCreator may not see the issue you are trying to > solve.
That's precisely it, I'm use an old-school setup, Vi + make, and my idea would certainly be helpful in this case. > Source Code Control: You don't have build products interspersed in the > source code which then causes you to put all sorts of "ignore" rules for > your SCM system > Is the build "really clean" - Wanna make sure your project is > completely cleaned of build products, just wipeout the build directory. > Too many times on an "autoconf" system there are left over files that > get missed and end up screwing up subsequent builds. > Backups - If you stick to a consistent naming scheme telling your > favorite backup program to ignore the build directory is simple. I understand that these are the main benefits of out-of-source builds in general, not only the case where build directories are embedded in source directories. I'm not against it, quite the contrary. I just want to make out-of-source builds "feel" like "inside-source" builds. []s, rod _______________________________________________ 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://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
