Hi Everyone,

We caught another bug report from CMake. This one is confounding because 
the cause of the bug is fixing a previous CMake bug, and the previous fix 
was in accordance with CMake recommendations. Also see 
https://github.com/weidai11/cryptopp/issues/486.

CMake is responsible for 18% of the bugs in the bug reporter. Its not easy 
to maintain and its a constant source of problems. It picks awful flags by 
default and its difficult to change them. Its also poorly documented, so we 
often don't know how to fix problems when they arise.

I'd like to remove CMake from the library and add it to the Patch Page on 
the wiki. The patch page is where we place stuff that's helpful for users 
but not a good fit for the library. CMake and its problems clearly falls 
into the category. Others in the category include the PEM Pack and OS 
Protected Storage classes. Also see 
https://www.cryptopp.com/wiki/Category:Patch.

Moving CMake from the library sources to the patch page means CMakeList.txt 
will still be available as a download from 
https://www.cryptopp.com/wiki/CMake. It also means the community who uses 
it will have to maintain it instead of the project. 

Are there any persuasive arguments to keep CMake associated with the 
project's sources?

Jeff

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