[CMake] Ninja generator is Linux-only?

[Dave Abrahams]

on Tue May 15 2012, Michael Jackson <mike.jackson-o71+U35G4LUGVr8H/5ucqw-AT-public.gmane.org> wrote:

> There was a long discussion about the limitations of ninja on each
> platform on the mailing list just before the last release. That is
> where the decisions were made to limit ninja to Linux only at this
> point.
>
> That last thread was on April 17, 2012 with the title "Re: [CMake]
> CMake Ninja generator issues: any showstoppers?"

I found that thread; it seems to have 3 or 4 messages.  None of them
really explains the issue, but I can take your word for it.  It's
surprising that there would be problems on the Mac that aren't present
on Linux, but I guess it's plausible.

Thanks,

> --
> Mike Jackson <www.bluequartz.net>
>
> On May 15, 2012, at 8:31 AM, Dave Abrahams wrote:
>
>> 
>> Can someone explain why a ninja generator isn't available everywhere
>> that ninja runs?  Can this be remedied?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> 
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>> Dave Abrahams
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