Re: [CMake] Are the poor reviews of Mastering CMake Justified?

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I think I may be stuck having to learn cmake because several software libraries that I am starting to use build with cmake. Based on the feedback, for no I'll pass on the book and see what I can do by reading online. One of the things that seems to me to

Re: [CMake] Are the poor reviews of Mastering CMake Justified?

On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 11:11 PM, DJ wrote: > > One of the things that seems to me to be missing is some kind of quick > description of the overall "theory of cmake". I am a top-down kind of > person, so I really dislike being left with nothing but "here, type this > in" which

Re: [CMake] Are the poor reviews of Mastering CMake Justified?

On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 10:11 PM, DJ wrote: > One of the things that seems to me to be missing is some kind of quick > description of the overall "theory of cmake". I am a top-down kind of > person, so I really dislike being left with nothing but "here, type this > in" which is

Re: [CMake] Are the poor reviews of Mastering CMake Justified?

Hi Jake, On Sat, Dec 19, 2015 at 5:02 AM, DJ wrote: > This all led me to consider purchasing the book Mastering CMake. However, > reviews on Amazon are generally very critical of the book. It is indeed > expensive. Should I bother to shell out for it, or do others here share

Re: [CMake] Are the poor reviews of Mastering CMake Justified?

Jake, I've read the older edition. Yes, I also think it could be written better and most of the information is available online. Still, it provided me with authorative information, concentrated into a single book, (as opposed to be scattered over the internet). It really helped me to lay down the

Re: [CMake] Are the poor reviews of Mastering CMake Justified?

(FindOpenCL.cmake that ships with CMake starting from version 3.0 is nice) are useful. After reading some scripts, cooking up some of your own isn’t hard. Cheers, Máté Feladó: DJ Elküldve: 2015. december 18., péntek 22:03 Címzett: cmake@cmake.org Tárgy: [CMake] Are the poor reviews of Mastering

[CMake] Are the poor reviews of Mastering CMake Justified?

I have only very recently encountered the need to use cmake. It seems this need came all at once out of the blue. It appears to me that there is a general perception that good tutorial material is in short supply. I have followed various tutorials that are available online and find them less