I also think that Cmake, Ant and Eclipse are complementary. Each does an excellent job for what it is designed to do.
I would extend Mikes list of features for Cmake eclipse integration: 1) CMakeErrorParser: This would add cmake build errors to the "Problem" view in eclipse. This means that when make calls cmake during the build, if there are errors in the cmake file, these errors appear in the "problem" view. Double clicking on a cmake error in the list would bring the user to the location of the error in the approprte cmake file. I have a created a proof of concept plugin for this however I currently do not have time to finish it. If anyone is interested in looking at the code to do this send me an email and I will forward it on. 2) A Cmake ant task: This would allow developers to easily call cmake to generate make files from within an ant script. Cmake and make are great at building c++ (and other gcc languages), however for large build env with lots of project types ant is great at gluing it all together (as well as just building java). We have used ant to automate the build of our (500+) VC++ projects for the last three years. I am currently moving some of these projects to Cmake to support a unix port, my next phase is to integrate Cmake with our existing ant build. I am sure I can use an "exec" task but a dedicated task would be much nicer. Here is a rough outline of what I mean, there are probably some gaps here so don't be too critical. The first task "cmake" calls cmake to generate the make files or projects. The second task "cmakebuild" knows what build type cmake has generated and how to execute that build. Eg <target name="buildCPlusPlus"> <cmake srcdir="cplusplus/source" bindir="cplusplus/buildoutput" /> <cmakebuild bindir="cplusplus/buildoutput" /> </target> Iain. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mike Jackson Sent: 31 July 2007 15:42 To: Cmake Mailing List; Mike Jackson Subject: Re: [CMake] cmake support Eclipse These are my _thoughts_ on what I would like to see as a first cut at CMake/Eclipse integration. As someone has already done in the past day, basically have cmake generate a CDT "Makefile" project that sets up the .project/.cproject files for eclipse to invoke make on the makefiles that are generated by Cmake. I think this is going to be the best way to go about this due to limitations on how a "ManagedMakefile" project is used in Eclipse. Also, if the include paths can be preset in the eclipse project file based on what is in the CMakeLists.txt file this is one more added bonus. Add into the project file the "exectuables" so I don't have to add them in eclipse each time. Next, Implement the "ccmake" program as an Eclipse Plugin so that I can run "ccmake" from within eclipse. The interface that our windows brethren get with CMakeSetup would suffice for this. This plugin is written in Java and would use the Eclipse PDE as its project management. Version 3: Implement some CMake Wizards that would help a cmake newbie generate a basic CMakeLists.txt file. These wizards are just for basic projects and help to generate a properly working CMakeLists.txt file. After that the programmer can use the cmake documentation to enhance/add-to their cmake files. All this would be a great start. I agree with an earlier posting about trying to have eclipse use CMake for its project management. It is going to be a long difficult road. If the above it completed first, and done well, then you have a decent chance of getting the CDT project leads behind CMake. BTW, the project leads do embedded C/C ++ development so getting them to switch to CMake would be a great first step.. ;-) Again, these are just my thoughts on what I would like to see in an "Eclipse" Generator -- Mike Jackson Senior Research Engineer Innovative Management & Technology Services _______________________________________________ CMake mailing list CMake@cmake.org http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake _______________________________________________ CMake mailing list CMake@cmake.org http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake