Brandon J. Van Every wrote:
How do you feel about either a Python or a Java dependency?
[I suggested SCons, a Python thing. Also Ant + ant-contrib CC Task, a
Java thing.]
Further digging has yielded an option which, at first glance, looks
better than either. CMake.
http://www.cmake.org . CMake was borne out of frustration with the GNU
Autoconf / Autotools toolchain. It is meant to replace it, and to be
truly cross-platform rather than Unix-centric. It would introduce no
new language dependencies, people would just need to download a CMake
binary or else compile it themselves first. If CMake actually works as
advertized, this is a slam dunk. SCons and Ant are good Make
replacements, but IIUC, they don't perform automagical system
configurations. Whereas, CMake was purpose built to replace autoconf /
autotools.
Anyone got CMake experience? "Visualization Toolkit" (VTK) uses CMake,
and I did build it on Windows once. VTK is a huge piece of software for
scientific visualization. I recall the build being uneventful and
problem free, although I'm sure CMake can't take all the credit for that.
BTW I still can't see my own posts, which is a bit annoying. I only see
this behavior on this list.
Cheers,
Brandon J. Van Every
(cruise (director (of SeaFunc)
'(Seattle Functional Programmers)))
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SeaFunc
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