Hi, I also worked on a similar prototype, and I think this should be discussed further and set as a long-term goal for CMake.
The conclusions from the last time this came up were (from the top of my head): 1) Lua is the language that should be used, since it is easy to embed on all the platforms CMake supports. All arguments about language X being better than language Y do not matter, since all other languages do not answer to the constraints that are CMake's, which are, as I understand them: - being embeddable so as to not depend on the user to install something else - support for lots of various platforms (e.g. ARM) 2) This needs refactoring in CMake core that are ongoing (and some of this is also needed for the cmake server if I understand correctly) but far from finished. The biggest problem I see is that there is no official stance from Kitware on this subject. Le mer. 11 janv. 2017 à 23:52, Shmuel H, <shmuelhcm...@gmail.com> a écrit : > 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. > > Best regards, > Shmuel H. > -- > > 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
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