On Monday, January 11, 2016 15:59:35 Aleix Pol wrote: ... > > Hi Stephen, everyone, > I've already discussed this in private with you. I think it's a good > idea and I'd like to make sure we can benefit from this. > > I'm unsure of the feasibility of the project though.
you maybe remember that my main issue with your patch last year was that it's not a "generator", while it does what generators are for. After talking with Milian a bit several week ago, I understood that an important reason why the kdevelop team does not want a generator is that there is only one generator per build-tree, i.e. the user has to decide beforehand which IDE project files he wants. With the branch I created on github a few days ago, which I announced here too, I changed the way the extra generators are activated: they are not activated like the main generators anymore, but can be turned on and off using normal cmake cache options, so multiple generators (e.g. the generic json generator and let's say the Eclipse generator) can both be turned on, initially or later on. I think this should solve this problem. The work there (https://github.com/neundorf/CMake/tree/RefactorExtraGeneratorsExperimental ) is not ready for inclusing, but it shows how it can be done and can serve as a starting point/inspiration. Stephens big approach will need some time until it is ready, while such a (relatively) simple thing can probably be done within one release cycle (but I don't have the time to do it). I don't know what the others here think about adding your json-approach or not. Alex -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers
