Can someone explain me why aren't we using CMake yet for most projects? Seriously, it solves most portability build system problems by abstracting the underlying utilities. Also argument that it can't generate standalone makefiles is incorrect, as the CMak

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▶Anonymous 11/19/18 (Mon) 14:00:39 No.999354 [Watch Thread][Show All Posts]

Can someone explain me why aren't we using CMake yet for most projects? Seriously, it solves most portability build system problems by abstracting the underlying utilities. Also argument that it can't generate standalone makefiles is incorrect, as the CMake system is not made to solely create makefiles, but rather create building procedure suitable for any operating system. The only argument against is that the CMake should not create makefiles but instead use them as the actual build system. But there isn't anything better. Right now, we have only two choices - use CMake or create our own build system capable of solving its problems.

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▶Anonymous 11/19/18 (Mon) 14:28:05 No.999358>>999368 >>999370

Scons > CMake

▶Anonymous 11/19/18 (Mon) 14:29:23 No.999359

Because BSD Make is only succeeded by 9 mk?

▶Anonymous 11/19/18 (Mon) 14:34:32 No.999361>>999367

Introducing a C++ dependency via the build systems is retarded. Make and its successors/improvements (mk, bmake, GNU make) are already good enough.

▶Anonymous 11/19/18 (Mon) 15:03:31 No.999367>>999379 >>999381

>>999361

Except portability. Try to write a makefile that would work automatically on Windows, Linux, BSD and OSX, also including some library(eg. SDL2). Clue: You'd need to write very large amounts of code in order to accomplish it.

▶Anonymous 11/19/18 (Mon) 15:05:36 No.999368

>>999358

Slow as hell. Moreover, it's dependent on Python.

▶Anonymous 11/19/18 (Mon) 15:07:50 No.999370

>>999358

Please, fucking kill yourself.

▶Anonymous 11/19/18 (Mon) 16:01:03 No.999377

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I'm using cargo tbh.

▶Anonymous 11/19/18 (Mon) 16:22:22 No.999379>>999382

>>999367

Instead of writing portable makefiles, why not use a portable Make?

▶Anonymous 11/19/18 (Mon) 16:36:33 No.999381

>>999367

>automatically on Windows, Linux, BSD and OSX

Only support POSIX. If you really need a different OS, make a "Makefile.os".

>also including some library(eg. SDL2)

You retarded? Either you let the compiler do the job of finding it via -l or you can just do like Cmake does: user a SDL2_PATH variable. You know make has variables, right?

▶Anonymous 11/19/18 (Mon) 16:36:33 No.999382

>>999379

Kinda like Cmake huh?

▶Anonymous 11/19/18 (Mon) 16:40:09 No.999384

Use GN

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