Hello, On Sun, Jun 27, 2010 at 05:09:41PM -0400, cmake-requ...@cmake.org wrote: > Your remarks focus on old-fashioned macros so it is possible you are not > aware of functions? As far as I know, most or all macros can be replaced by > functions which do have the nice property of not polluting the global > namespace. So newly developed build systems should use functions wherever > possible, and certainly for old CMake-based build systems I am associated > with I am trying to move to functions as time permits.
That's all fine and dandy (and you've written some nice prose about it :), but I've just been reading man cmakecommands of Debian cmake 2.8.1-5(!) from top to bottom and bottom to top, and nowhere does it mention _any_ underlying difference between macros and functions. Not even I knew about this difference, despite having almost a month-full of rather very internal CMake experience (Google searches in the couple hundreds, vcproj2cmake adaptation of a _large_ project etc.). Suggestion for the sake of world peace: I'll submit a patch for that man page, ok? :) Andreas Mohr _______________________________________________ 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
