On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 1:12 PM, Andreas Pakulat <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Robert Dailey <[email protected]> > wrote: >> On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 10:43 AM, John Drescher <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Is the separation between configuration & generation really necessary >>>> for cmake-gui? I ask because several of my co-workers are confused >>>> between the differences in the two, even though I explain it. >>>> >>>> Honestly there isn't really a reason that I can think of to do a >>>> configure without a generate, unless you're testing the integrity of >>>> your CMake script changes maybe, but even then, if its broken >>>> generation won't take place. >>>> >>>> The command line program does not separate the two, so I simply think >>>> cmake-gui should eliminate the configure button, and simply have a >>>> generate button. Does this seem fair? Is there a reason why they are >>>> separated? >>> >>> I can think of one use case that I use that the separation is a good >>> thing. What about when you have options and variables that are >>> conditional depending on other CMake variables so that setting the >>> variables / options may take more than 1 configure. >> >> Well, think of this from the perspective of Linux users. They don't >> get to configure seperately, so only Windows users get special >> treatment here (and maybe Mac too, since it's using Qt). > > You need to check your facts a bit more thoroughly ;) cmake-gui exists > on all platforms that Qt exists on, specifically because Qt is > cross-platform. And Qt runs on Windows, Linux, MacOSX and a few more > Unices.
I already knew all of this, what I was saying is that not everyone has Linux with a GUI, so they'd HAVE to use the CLI for CMake in that case. I'm only on Windows anyway, so my example is limited to that. -- 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
