[CMake] Creating CMakeLists files from Solutions, Projects and Makefiles

[John Drescher]

On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Paul Dean <aquawicket at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I've been using CMAKE for a few years now and I absolutley LOVE it.
> It makes my life as a programmer so much easier to be able to generate
> project files on any platform.
>
> What hurts is doing the reverse.  I can't count how many hours I've spent
> converting Solutions, Projects and Makefiles into CmakeLists files.
>
> I think if CMAKE could generate CMakeLists files from Solutions, Projects
> and Makefiles, it would be the ULTIMATE make system.
> Just think. Any time you run into some sorcecode that does not have a
> CMakeFile, you could generate it from the Makefile or Project.
>
> I can't imagine any programmer that would not love that ability.  I think it
> would be something great to add to CMAKE.
> What are everyones thoughts on that?
>

I would love to see a working QMake to CMake converter. And I mean one
that works for complicated QMake projects not just a simple executable
with a few headers and a few source files.

John