Re: [glob2-devel] Cmake issues, why we should stick with autoconf/make and ./configure

[Martin Voelkle]

On 7/7/07, Kieran P <address@hidden> wrote:
> I got bored so decided to do a little work on the new Cmake scripts. After a
> bit of fiddling, I got it to compile fine on Mandriva, and using the right
> files, so it was playable. However, there are some issues which I think are
> important enough to scrap the ideas of adopting it as our main form of
> compiling (what is now committed in hg can be an alternative in 1.0.0, but
> not the main thing). Here are the reasons why:
>
> * On the Globulation 2 screen, the version number in the bottom left corner
> is not set anymore because autoconf is not being used. I'm sure this is
> easily fixable by someone who knows who, but what I tried didn't work.

I just fixed this.

> * Cmake has no support for the command "make dist", which makes it harder
> when it comes to making the source package for releases.

I'll look into this.

> * Cmake refuses to work, no matter what configuration, on MinGW. It throws
> out lots of complaints.

I'd like to help. Can you provide us with a complaint-dump?

> * In the configure script, a variable called LIBS is set twice, once to do
> with opengl and another to do with mingw. Cmake has no method of
> determining, setting, checking, and including these in the compile command.

These are platform-specific tests to find libraries. In cmake, it's
all done inside the find_package function.

> For now, my opinion is to certainly have it as an optional compiler for
> linux distributions (which should work fine), but maintain the configure
> scripts (automake, autoconf, etc) as the main form (at least until cmake
> developers further), as it is compatible with windows mingw compiler, and
> the more widely used compiler.

I agree. cmake is certainly mature enough, but our cmake config isn't.

> To do this, the files should probably be rewritten, or re organized at the
> very least. I'll look into doing this in my spare time.

I'll try as well.

Martin