cmake from the command line is still running the two stages, it just doesn't allow for feedback/input from the user between the two stages.
On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 4:06 PM, Ruslan Baratov via CMake <cmake@cmake.org> wrote: > Hi, > > I have a question about CMake terminology. When we are using CMake GUI there > are two buttons "Configure" and "Generate", hence we have two stages: > > 1. Configure step, when we do configuring project, effectively creating file > with cache variables (which we can modify) without really generating native > tools files like Makefile/*.sln/etc. > > 2. Generate step, when we do generating project using file with cache > variables, i.e. create those Makefile/*.sln/etc. > > The question is about command line version of CMake. Since we do creating > file with cache and generate native tools files in one step what is the > right term? Is it a configure step because we read user's '-D' and create > cache file? Is it a generate step because native tools files generated at > the end? May be there is a third name to describe the fact that it's > configure+generate step? > > Thanks, Ruslo > -- > > 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 -- 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