On Monday August 9 2010 09:46:16 Garth N. Wells wrote: > On Mon, 2010-08-09 at 09:41 -0700, Johan Hake wrote: > > On Monday August 9 2010 09:25:44 Garth N. Wells wrote: > > > On Mon, 2010-08-09 at 09:13 -0700, Johan Hake wrote: > > > > Will CMake eventually supersede SCons? If so what are the reason > > > > behind such a decision? > > > > > > Maybe. CMake is there now for anyone to try (it's not yet complete). > > > SCons and CMake can co-exist so we can experiment before making any > > > decision. > > > > Ok. > > > > > We rely on a home-baked SCons (simula-scons), whereas CMake is > > > maintained by others. simula-scons is hard for the uninitiated > > > (including me) to work with. CMake seems easier (twe'll see if that's > > > true after playing around with it). There are quite a few test files > > > already available of the shelf for dependencies, and it also has a nice > > > GUI which I think users will appreciate. > > > > I see these points. I wonder how the daily user experience will be with > > CMake. Any unessesary recompilations? > > So far, it only seems that the SWIG-generated files are recompiled > unnecessarily. I'm sure that that can be fixed.
Ok, so this means I can go ahead and compile DOLFIN using CMake right now? Looking forward to see how it works! > > I have to say that SCons, together with the homebrewed simula-scons have > > fitted my need very well. I have also been able to use simula-scons for > > other softwares. > > > > That said, I know of several large code bases (KDE included) that ditched > > SCons for CMake for the same reasons you mention. And I have also been > > happy with compiling the CMake dependent libraries DOLFIN depends on. > > Trilinos now uses CMake, and has gone from being a nightmare to build to > being easy. > > > > Apparently CMake has built-in support for creating packages on Mac > > > which is useful. > > > > Ok, and Windows packages? > > It's claimed to work . . . . :) Johan _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~dolfin Post to : dolfin@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~dolfin More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
