[CMake] Demonstrated CMake.. received a few comments

[Bill Hoffman]

Philip Lowman wrote:
> kitts wrote:
>> 1) I have a variable each for architecture and compiler selection. 
>> Only certain combinations are supported. Instead of typing in the 
>> arch name  cannot a drop down list be provided in the cmake GUI? And 
>> only supported compilers be listed for the chosen arch?
>
> On a more general note, I think an option to enumerate choices for a 
> cache variable would be a good thing for CMake.  Often it's not a 
> simple yes/no answer and trusting the user to enter the right string 
> can be dangerous.
>
> A prime example of where this could be useful would be CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE.
>
> Does anyone know if this feature been requested before?  I can't find 
> a way to search through the Bug database by string.
>
Yes, it is a very old feature request, but not so easy to implement....

-Bill