On 4/1/21 3:52 AM, Tim Tassonis via blfs-dev wrote:
Hi all
I just discovered that curl apparently now also optionally supports
cmake as build system. Per official documentation however, ./configure
still seems first choice, or at least as supported as cmake.
As I personally don't see the benefits of cmake over autotools from a
builders perspective (I have used neither as a developer), I suggest to
stay on autotools for the moment.
However, there might be a lfs/blfs policy regarding preference for cmake
that I am not aware of?
No policy, but IMO autotools is a PITA. It adds .la files that we don't
need and sometimes get in the way and is difficult to understand. The
tools were developed to handle things like solaris, vms, windows, etc in
addition to other Unixes. cmake is more modern and cleaner.
-- Bruce
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