On 06/24/2016 11:43 AM, Daniel Pfeifer wrote: > On Fri, Jun 24, 2016, Tobias Hunger wrote: >>>> So you opt for enabling the cmake-server to switch between different >>>> build directories? >>> >>> Clients who need this feature could simply restart the server in the >>> new directory. >> >> yes, that was what Stephen and me thought, too. I understood Brad to >> imply that we should just do everything inside server-mode and fix any >> fallout we run into instead. > > To me it feels like the only reason why there is precedent for such > switching within a single process, is that cmake-gui links against > libcmake instead of using the cmake-server. I don't see any technical > reason apart from that it hasn't been split into two processes yet.
Yes. I was just pointing out that it is possible to use a single process if we want. If it is simpler to make the src/bld/gen settings part of the startup command line then I think we should do that. -Brad -- 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
