Alon Bar-Lev wrote: > I hate CMake, it is way too complex, these guys re-invented the wheel > with no decent reuse of any methodology / language that existed > before. > I agree with Alon here :
+1 autoconf -9 CMake esp troubleshooting a non-working CMake setup is a nightmare. JJK > If we take SCons as another example, it took python and used it to do > build... So if you are python developer most probably you know how to > SCons. > Also, look the huge backlog of bugs of CMake, it is amazing! > > Common to both CMake and SCons is the ability to work with Microsoft > toolchain to produce binaries. This is a great advantage over the > autotools. However, these tools are inferior when it comes to > autotools (provided you know what you are doing) in *NIX, embedded and > cross compile. > > To build using CMake or SCCons you need these tools on *TARGET* > machine, these tools has LONG LIST of dependencies. To build using > autotools you need POSIX utils (sh, sed, ls, rm, ...) and POSIX make > and that's it! > > I don't mind if for Windows CMake/SCons will be maintain in addition, > keep autotools usage for windows cross compile and *NIX build using > autotools. > > Alon. > > On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 11:25 AM, Adriaan de Jong <dej...@fox-it.com> wrote: > >> Just to put in my 2cents on the build options: there is a tool that supports >> all of those environments (gmake, cygwin, mingw, nmake, visual studio, >> eclipse, ....), and that's CMake. It's widely used, and has a pretty good >> track record. It can also support automated test environments and packaging. >> >> It has one major disadvantage: the current build system would need to be >> converted from an autoconf-based to a new CMake-based system, together with >> all of the knowledge contained within it. Further, there is less knowledge >> of CMake than autoconf within the OpenVPN community. >> >> Disclaimer: I'm not trying to start a holy war here, I know every system has >> its own advantages and drawbacks. I just want to get the option on the table >> :). I've had some positive experience with CMake, through PolarSSL and some >> projects at work. I'll try to make it to the meeting this evening for the >> discussion. >> >> Kind Regards, >> >> Adriaan >> >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Samuli Seppänen [mailto:sam...@openvpn.net] >>> Sent: donderdag 24 november 2011 9:48 >>> To: openvpn-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>> Subject: [Openvpn-devel] Topics for today's meeting >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> We're having an IRC meeting today, starting at 18:00 UTC on #openvpn- >>> de...@irc.freenode.net. Current topic list is here: >>> >>> <https://community.openvpn.net/openvpn/wiki/Topics-2011-11-24> >>> >>> If you have any other things you'd like to bring up, respond to this >>> mail, send me mail privately or add them to the list yourself. >>> >>> In case you can't attend the meeting, please feel free to make comments >>> on the topics by responding to this email or to the summary email sent >>> after the meeting. >>> >>> NOTE: It's required to use a registered Freenode IRC nickname to join >>> #openvpn-devel - look here for details: >>> >>>
