On 30. August 2014 16:18:26 MESZ, Richard Shaw <[email protected]> wrote: >In the project I'm converting to cmake there are a lot of checks for >headers and functions I've reimplemented in cmake, but it seems a lot >of >autotools based programs do a lot of excessive checking and I don't >want to >implement stuff that can be safely assumed on most systems.
They actually do this checking because they are part of some standard macros. You should ask yourself if you actually use this information anywhere. I never check for header files that are usually part of the compiler or base system. The corner cases can often be easier handled in other ways than some strange checking in the build system. And this is still one of the most annoying thing about autotools. HS -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake
