Mike Jackson wrote:
What I would _really_ like to see is a system like "Textmate" or
"BBEdit" where cmake is just a drag-and-drop install and the first time
CMake GUI is launched symlinks to cmake, ccmake, ctest are put into
/usr/local/bin (or somewhere else the use selects). This makes the
installation and use of CMake much easier and approachable. With a
little bit of effort CMake can become a first class OS X application
which helps it gain mind share in the OS X market. I am _willing_ to
help with that effort. What do you need.
What if the GUI is never launched? I really think we need a full
installer for CMake. It is not a self contained GUI application. I
think we need a managed install:
http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/SoftwareDistribution/Managed_Installs/chapter_5_section_1.html#//apple_ref/doc/uid/10000145i-CH6-SW8
Just because it uses a managed install process does not mean it is not a
first class OS X application. Xcode uses the same installer we use for
CMake, as do many other projects. Simple self contained GUI apps can be
dragged and dropped for install, but when you have a mix of GUI and
command line tools and PATH issues, I think you have to use a more
sophisticated installer. We are using the Apple provided installer, so
it must sort of be an OS X application...
Both BBEdit and Textmate are strictly GUI apps as far as I can tell.
-Bill
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