In documentation, blog articles, etc. I just call it the "cmake" step (or sometimes the "project setup" step if talking in a more project-wide sense). For many users, the separate configure and generate steps are somewhat of an implementation detail, so it makes more sense to give it a single term. I'm not aware of any generally accepted term, but the ones I use seem to be fairly easy to understand, especially for those new to CMake. YMMV.
On Saturday, 25 June 2016, Ruslan Baratov via CMake <cmake@cmake.org> wrote: > On 24-Jun-16 23:49, Robert Maynard wrote: > >> Please run the configure and generate steps by >> > It's too long :) > > Also it doesn't express the fact that it's a single action, consider: > "To add variables on configure and generate steps use '-D'" > "Before running configure and generate steps note that old variables > from cache can be used" > etc. > > > >> On Fri, Jun 24, 2016 at 4:40 PM, Ruslan Baratov >> <ruslan_bara...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> On 24-Jun-16 23:25, Robert Maynard wrote: >>> >>>> 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. >>>> >>> Yes, I understand that. Question is about the name of the step. I.e. >>> when I >>> do write manual what should I choose >>> Please run configure step by: cmake -H. -B_builds >>> or >>> Please run generate step by: cmake -H. -B_builds >>> ? >>> >>> May be both versions are correct? Or both incorrect? >>> >>> Ruslo >>> >>> >>> 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 > -- Craig Scott Melbourne, Australia http://crascit.com
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