[CMake] CMake-created Makefiles on a system without CMake

Martin Baumann mailsgetlost at web.de
Fri Nov 11 17:27:18 EST 2005


Hi,

if a project uses CMake to create Makefiles, do these Makefiles need 
CMake to be run?

Is it possible to compile the source just with the Makefiles on a system 
that hasn't installed
CMake? Or will it be necessary to install CMake on this system, too?

In the book 'Mastering CMake' on page 17 stands:
 > You generally should not generate makefiles or projects with CMake 
and move them to
 > another machine that does not have CMake installed

The version on the system without CMake is a end user. This source code 
must not be
changed at all. Is it ok for this case not to have installed CMake on 
this system?


Thanks, Martin


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