On 2017 M08 10, Thu 17:15:00 CEST Robert Maynard wrote: > > Which leads to a question I have for the Kitware types here. What > > should I suggest to my Linux enterprise distribution users? Can they > simply download and use the latest Linux binary version of CMake that > is distributed by Kitware or are there library version > incompatibilities that make that option non-viable? Alternatively, if > such users want to build modern CMake for themselves can they do that > or do system library incompatibilities stop them in that case as well? > > The official CMake binaries are built using a static libstdc++ and > static glibc so they should be able to work on any x86_64 linux > machine.
it starts to be a bit different once you want to use also cmake-gui, then the requirements a a bit higher. I think at 3.7 or something it defaults to Qt5 and xcb, and that is not available on really old systems (RHEL5). Alex -- 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
