On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 10:23 PM, Shmuel H, <shmuelhcm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello, > > First of all, I have been using CMake for a few years now, it is awesome > tool, thank you. > > The only problem I currently have with CMake is its language, which has > not really intended to be one. After reading a few endless discussions > about this topic, I decided to give it a try and do something practical. > > My current design is using Python as an extension for the regular > CMakeLists.txt files: if there is a CMakeLists.py file, it would be loaded. > > It should not be too hard to maintain, the current API design uses only > 1-3 function that should be implemented in cmake. > > For more information, see the [closed] merge request #389 > <https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/merge_requests/389>. > > I would be happy to hear your opinion about this idea. > Hello Shmuel, what do you find fault with the CMake language? I have my own complaints about it, which may be completely orthogonal or even contradictory to yours. I am currently refactoring cmCommand and the way commands are interpreted in the CMake language. This refactoring will simplify porting the CMake language frontend to a different scripting engine. I have spent some thoughts on this and I have a very strong opinion about the direction. To avoid another "language X is better than Y" discussion, I will not go into more details. You should elaborate your motivation first. cheers, Daniel
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