There was a long discussion about the limitations of ninja on each platform on the mailing list just before the last release. That is where the decisions were made to limit ninja to Linux only at this point.
That last thread was on April 17, 2012 with the title "Re: [CMake] CMake Ninja generator issues: any showstoppers?" -- Mike Jackson <www.bluequartz.net> On May 15, 2012, at 8:31 AM, Dave Abrahams wrote: > > Can someone explain why a ninja generator isn't available everywhere > that ninja runs? Can this be remedied? > > Thanks, > > -- > Dave Abrahams > BoostPro Computing > http://www.boostpro.com > > > -- > > 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 -- 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