2009/12/7 steve naroff <snar...@apple.com>: >> Could you explain that part? >> Who else is building LLVM/clang besides developers? >> And what are the reason they give for not wanting to install CMake >> with their compiler? >> > Hi Eric, > > With all due respect, I'd like to avoid any explanation. You'll just have to > trust me on this - llvm/clang is being deployed within organizations that > don't have cmake installed (and don't want to add it to their list of > dependencies).
I do trust you, no problem !! I was just [technically] curious :-) > From my perspective, not being able to use relative paths just seems > 'broken'. The reason for this limitation is totally unclear to someone like > me (who is an 'end user' of cmake). I'd love to hear a thoughtful list of > reasons why relative paths are so hard for cmake to cope with (from one of > the lead developers, if possible). If I understood more of the technical > rationale, I'd likely be more sympathetic to the limitation (and apparent > desire to deprecate the feature entirely). I let appropriate people answer that one. I have not sufficient knowledge to answer. > Thanks for your engagement on this topic, You are welcome. -- Erk Membre de l'April - « promouvoir et défendre le logiciel libre » - http://www.april.org _______________________________________________ Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake