I've been using cmake for a few months now, and I wanted to provide some feedback compared to autotools.
First of all, from a developer perspective, I love cmake. It's much, much better than autohell and I really appreciate it. However, from a user perspective (i.e. someone compiling and installing software), autotools is much, much better. Compare this: ./configure --enable-sdl --disable-readline To this: cmake -DENABLE_SDL=No -DENABLE_READLINE=No . And figuring out how the configuration works is a pain, too. Compare this: $ ./configure --help ... Optional Features: --enable-sdl enables the SDL frontend --disable-readline disables the readline frontend ... to this: $ cmake -LH // Enables the SDL frontend enable-sdl:BOOL=YES -- 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
