[CMake] Can CMake produce an Autotools-like build environment that doesn't require CMake?

[Naram Qashat]

The subject pretty much sums up the question.  I'd like to know if it's 
possible, though.  I was trying to get CMake adopted to be used for a project 
I'm working on, but the response has been mixed. The biggest detractor has been 
that CMake is required at all times to build, while the old build system was 
using Autotools and didn't require the users to need Autotools installed 
beforehand in order to build.  It's a combination of that and the amount of 
space required to build CMake itself (most of our users are using shell hosts 
that won't provide them CMake) that has given more heavy negative feedback than 
positive, even though the other advantages CMake gives outweigh Autotools.  But 
this is the biggest disadvantage that is bringing it down.

Thanks,
Naram Qashat