[CMake] how to port to cmake a project using gnulib

[Cosimo Lupo]

This is from the gnulib mailing list in reply to a similar question on how
to use gnulib without autotools:

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gnulib/2010-02/msg00248.html

"Gnulib depends heavily on autoconf and automake.
You could manually extract the portions you think you need
and attempt to use them without the requisite glue, but that is
very error-prone."

:,(


On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 12:50 PM Cosimo Lupo <cosimo at anthrotype.com> wrote:

> Thanks for your help, Alfred.
>
> The problem is that very concept of "external dependency" seems to be at
> odds with the way gnulib is supposed to work.
>
> And the docs are clear that "Gnulib assumes that your project uses
> Autoconf. When using Gnulib, you will need to have Autoconf among your
> build tools."
>
>
> https://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/manual/html_node//Initial-import.html#Initial-import
>
> Anyway, let's see if others have any more clues.
>
> Cheers
>
> Cosimo
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 12:36 PM Alfred Sawaya <alfred at huji.fr> wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I did not got this hint.
>>
>> Well, you might still use gnulib as an external dependency (
>> https://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/manual/html_node/POSIX-Substitutes-Library.html#POSIX-Substitutes-Library).
>> Maybe be it worth considering a better separation if the build tool is
>> different.
>>
>> I need to read more about gnulib to give you a better answer. Maybe
>> someone already has a clue on the list.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Cordialement,
>>
>> Alfred Sawaya
>> *De:* cosimo at anthrotype.com
>> *Envoyé:* 9 janvier 2018 1:17 PM
>> *À:* alfred at huji.fr
>> *Cc:* cmake at cmake.org
>> *Objet:* Re: [CMake] how to port to cmake a project using gnulib
>>
>> Thanks.
>> However, that's not exactly what I was looking for. The gnulib, by
>> design, is not an external library that you link with, but a collection of
>> modules that are meant to be copied into one's project.
>> I would like to build ttfautohint with cmake (and ninja), not just adding
>> ttfautohint as an external project built with autotools and GNU make.
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 12:10 PM Alfred Sawaya <alfred at huji.fr> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I have some CMake projects that depend on autotools bases libs.
>>> I compile them as External project.
>>>
>>> https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/module/ExternalProject.html
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Cordialement,
>>>
>>> Alfred Sawaya
>>> *De:* cosimo at anthrotype.com
>>> *Envoyé:* 9 janvier 2018 1:01 PM
>>> *À:* cmake at cmake.org
>>> *Objet:* [CMake] how to port to cmake a project using gnulib
>>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> I'm new to Cmake.
>>>
>>> I would like to port to cmake a project that is currently built with the
>>> Autotools and depends on gnulib, the GNU Portability Library:
>>> https://www.gnu.org/software/gnulib/
>>>
>>> (The project in question is https://www.freetype.org/ttfautohint/)
>>>
>>> It appears that gnulib itself is very much tied with
>>> autoconf/automake/libtool.
>>>
>>> In fact I couldn't find any examples of other CMake based projects that
>>> use gnulib.
>>>
>>> Does anyone has any tips or examples on how I could proceed?
>>>
>>> Thank you,
>>>
>>> Cosimo Lupo
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Cosimo Lupo
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cosimo Lupo
>>
>
>
> --
> Cosimo Lupo
>


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