[CMake] makefile to CMakeLists.txt, possible?

["Roman Wüger" <norulez@me.com> at mac.com]

CMake is a Makefile-Generator an nothing else

Why would you write the Makefiles by yourself?

Best Regards
NoRulez

Am 19. Aug 2010 um 16:12 schrieb Eric Noulard <eric.noulard at gmail.com>:

> 2010/8/19 Mr Shore <shore.cloud at gmail.com>:
> > Basically, cmake parsor can understand makefile, that's why it can generate
> > makefile from CMakeLists.txt,
>
> As far as I know CMake does NOT understand Makefile it does **generates**
> makefiles which is totally different story.
>
> Again AFAIK CMake is never **reading** a Makefile.
>
> I invite you to verify my feeling from the CMake source code.
>
> > Just the other way around,why can't it 100% convert a makefile to
> > CMakeLists.txt?
>
> Just as with foreign language, because of the semantic.
>
> Usually I am able to say what I want in english without trouble.
> But give me some litterature in english to translate back to my
> native language and I'll get stuck after 2 pages or 2 lines depending
> on the author.
>
>
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