Re: [CMake] 4th Edition CMake book now in stock

2008-02-05 Thread Alan W. Irwin
On 2008-02-05 14:04-0500 Ken Martin wrote: The 4th edition CMake books have arrived and you can order them from http://kitware.com/products/cmakebook.html They should show up on Amazon in the near future as well. A summary table of contents is included below. I looked at that site, and there w

Re: [CMake] 4th Edition CMake book now in stock

2008-02-05 Thread Brandon Van Every
On Feb 5, 2008 4:28 PM, Alan W. Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I looked at that site, and there was no mention of an electronic (PDF) > version. I far prefer that format since it is friendlier to trees, takes up > no space in my office, is much easier to search, and I can adjust the size > o

Re: [CMake] 4th Edition CMake book now in stock

2008-02-05 Thread Alan W. Irwin
On 2008-02-05 17:08-0500 Brandon Van Every wrote: On Feb 5, 2008 4:28 PM, Alan W. Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I looked at that site, and there was no mention of an electronic (PDF) version. I far prefer that format since it is friendlier to trees, takes up no space in my office, is much

Re: [CMake] 4th Edition CMake book now in stock

2008-02-05 Thread Brandon Van Every
On Feb 5, 2008 6:49 PM, Alan W. Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2008-02-05 17:08-0500 Brandon Van Every wrote: > > > On Feb 5, 2008 4:28 PM, Alan W. Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> I looked at that site, and there was no mention of an electronic (PDF) > >> version. I far prefer th

Re: [CMake] 4th Edition CMake book now in stock

2008-02-05 Thread Alan W. Irwin
On 2008-02-05 19:50-0500 Brandon Van Every wrote: Please think of what real piracy implies (rape, murder, looting, slavery) before using the term so casually. "Piracy" is a technical term that everyone in the software industry is familiar with, and that most consumers are now familiar with as

Re: [CMake] 4th Edition CMake book now in stock

2008-02-06 Thread Brandon Van Every
On Feb 6, 2008 2:32 AM, Alan W. Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Finally, Brandon, I assume you disagree with some/all of the above since we > obviously live in different realities, but will you for once grant someone > else the courtesy of the last word in a given thread? You rarely do that,

RE: [CMake] 4th Edition CMake book now in stock

2008-02-06 Thread Ken Martin
Kitware has no plans to release an electronic version of the CMake book at this time. Kitware sells the ITK book and also makes it available for free as a pdf. So we do have a track record and real multi-year data concerning making a technical book available in two different mediums and we have som

Re: [CMake] 4th Edition CMake book now in stock

2008-02-07 Thread Daniel
Ken Martin wrote: The 4th edition CMake books have arrived and you can order them from http://kitware.com/products/cmakebook.html They should show up on Amazon in the near future as well. A summary table of contents is included below. Thanks Ken This edition of the book is written around 2.6

RE: [CMake] 4th Edition CMake book now in stock

2008-02-08 Thread Pau Garcia i Quiles
Quoting Ken Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: This edition of the book is written around 2.6 isn't it? What does this mean (if anything) about the coming release of 2.6? It means 2.6 should go to beta as soon as we possibly can get it there :) We wanted 2.6 to be out when the books arrived. It is c

RE: [CMake] 4th Edition CMake book now in stock

2008-02-08 Thread Ken Martin
> Does the new edition of the book talk about functions, return, break, > raise_scope, etc? Only on one the one page errata sheet that comes with it. The main additions are CPack, cross compiling, a couple more steps in the tutorials, and any updates to bring the book up to the state of CMake CVS

RE: [CMake] 4th Edition CMake book now in stock

2008-02-08 Thread Ken Martin
> This edition of the book is written around 2.6 isn't it? What does this > mean > (if anything) about the coming release of 2.6? It means 2.6 should go to beta as soon as we possibly can get it there :) We wanted 2.6 to be out when the books arrived. It is close. We just want to make sure the ke