Hi Jean, If that would be implemented, a python (or any other language) interpreter would be included in CMake. However, Brad have a problem with that approach.
On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 7:28 PM, Jean-Michaël Celerier < jeanmichael.celer...@gmail.com> wrote: > (My simple user opinion): > > I'm not a fan of the idea. > Not particularly because of Python, but because with this, now > if I want to use a library that someone made with a CMakeLists.py in my > project > (for instance as a submodule) : > * I also have to install Python on the machines where the build happens, > * tell my users to install Python, > * add it to their PATH... > > Many already have trouble just installing and running CMake, and this adds > another > potential layer of complexity, and a fragmentation of the ecosystem. > Unless CMake would ship with its own Python interpreter ? > > I know, this is a non-problem on Linux and OS X (or is it ? On my machine > /usr/bin/python is python 3 but on others it is python 2), > but there are some poor people out there stuck with Windows machines, and > I wouldn't like their lives to be even harder. > > Best regards > Jean-Michaël > > 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. >> >> 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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