On 23/09/21 09:42AM, LM wrote: > I build a lot of common libraries and programs from source. Many of > them are switching to cmake. I'm not a fan of cmake. For one thing, > it's so complicated to build from source code that I can't bootstrap > the build of cmake itself. I really would prefer to build as many of
I agree. Anyone who tries to build a LFS system (or a derivation of it) will inevitably come across the beast that is cmake. When creating build scripts for "roll my own" static musl distro, Galeb[1], I came to several conclusions: * cmake is a bloated mess (understatement), takes ages to build * It being written in C++ is part of the reason for the above * cmake can't properly figure out static library dependencies, in some cases they still need to be configured manually When it comes to the choice of a build system, I know of a number of options which are way better than cmake (in no particular order): - djb redo - POSIX make - Plan9 mk On topic, I'm afraid I haven't come across any automated converters, and as others have stated, it probably isn't even possible. I think it would be easier to write build scripts for packages using cmake in a simpler build system from scratch. [1]: https://strahinja.srht.site/galeb/
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