> On Aug 27, 2015, at 7:53 PM, Noel Butler <noel.but...@ausics.net> wrote: > > >> That's why I want us to extend cmake to do the unix build as well. >> >> >> > The biggest bitch I here from *nix/bsd system admins everywhere is cmake, > the largest bitch is people know how to use --with-foo --with-bar now after > decades, THEY, the people you expect to use your software, have to learn it > no longer works that way, I know of multinationals change software because of > cmake, I've seen a well known large international issue a policy that they > will remain on old unsupported versions of mysql because they moved to cmake. > > autoconf et al, might be ol school, but every man, woman, and dog knows and > understands it, and its more than time proven, I've heard that cmake is an in > thing for windows stuff (I dont use any windaz anywhere in our ops), but have > you seen the stats on windows servers V *nix/bsd lately, cmake may or may not > be nicer for devs, but devs rarely manage any large number of servers outside > of their own build vm numbers, so I'd think twice before changing unless you > keep ol school as well. > > I for one, consider it a PITA as well, thats my opinion anyway.
Mine as well..., fwiw.
