On 1 Jul 2012, at 14:47, ThorstenB wrote: > After 2.8, I'm going to add a cmake warning for builds inside the source > tree. Some other projects even disallow such builds (throw a > configuration error). Maybe we should do the same some day - and then > get rid of the ".gitignore" magic.
+1 to disallowing in-source builds here. > > Being able to just "rm -rf" the entire build directory (or drag&drop it > into the trash :) ) to ensure a completely fresh build, without a need > to clone the git repository from scratch, is just super-convenient. Indeed - as is having multiple build configurations in parallel - debug, release, shared, static... James ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel