Re: Build problems.

Debarshi 'Rishi' Ray schrieb:
>> It will reduce the amount of build applications to cmake and toolchain.
>> The CMakeLists.txt is clearly laid out. It is also available for various
>> platforms. So why not?
>
> Aren't Autoconf/Automake available for different platforms too?
>
> Happy hacking,
> Debarshi
As far as I understand Autoconf is designed for UNIX-like OS only:

[citation from http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/]: Autoconf is an 
extensible package of M4 macros that produce shell scripts to 
automatically configure software source code packages. These scripts can 
adapt the packages to many kinds of UNIX-like systems without manual 
user intervention. Autoconf creates a configuration script for a package 
from a template file that lists the operating system features that the 
package can use, in the form of M4 macro calls.

CMake is a cross-platform tool that runs also in Windows.

A Summary Of Features
CMake is an extensible, open-source system that has several powerful 
features. These include:

    * Supports complex, large build environments. CMake has been proven
      in several large projects.
    * Generates native build files (e.g., makefiles on Unix;
      workspaces/projects on MS Visual C++). Therefore standard tools
      can be used on any platform/compiler configuration.
    * Has powerful commands include the ability to locate include files,
      libraries, executables; include external CMake files that
      encapsulate standard functionality; interfaces to testing systems;
      supports recursive directory traversal with variable inheritance;
      can run external programs; supports conditional builds; supports
      regular expression expansion; and so on.
    * Supports in-place and out-of-place builds. Multiple compilation
      trees are possible from a single source tree.
    * Can be easily extended to add new features.
    * CMake is open source.
    * CMake operates with a cache designed to be interfaced with a
      graphical editor. The cache provides optional interaction to
      conditionally control the build process.


Best regards,
Yegor Yefremov