[CMake] --enable-* with cmake

Alexander Neundorf a.neundorf-work at gmx.net
Thu Aug 9 14:15:38 EDT 2007


On Thursday 09 August 2007 13:52, Brandon Van Every wrote:
> On 8/9/07, Olivier Delannoy <olivier.delannoy at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Instead of adding a new series of option to the cmake tool, why not
> > adding a convenient script generated based on the content of
> > CMakeLists files that is called configure and follow the autoconf way
> > of things. This can be a macro which is used when CPack is used or
> > something like that.
>
> Because we shouldn't be training people to type ./configure
> indefinitely.  We should be training them to use CMake, get them to
> move on from the Autoconf world.  A ./configure script that says
> "dude, you have to type CMake blah blah blah to get what you want"
> would make more sense.

Yes.
Alex


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