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

[Bill Hoffman]

Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
> 'lo
> 
> On Sat, Dec 27, 2008 at 4:25 AM, Naram Qashat <cyberbotx at cyberbotx.com> wrote:
>> 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,
> 
> Can't remember the option but you can tell cmake to skip its own
> rules. So technically if all your team target the same platform, and
> use the same full paths, you should be able to exchange binary tree.


You still can not generate files and ship them to other to use.  CMake 
must be installed.  However, CMake is now on every linux distro that I 
know of, and of course we provide very easy to use binaries.  So, CMake 
is required to build, just like the compiler, and make.

-Bill