On Wed, May 04, 2011 at 06:31:06PM +0200, Abdelrazak Younes wrote: > On 04/05/2011 18:22, Enrico Forestieri wrote: > >Still, I don't get what you mean. I successfully use autotools for > >building a MinGW version of LyX without any fuss. > > Are you playing with words? I know that; and you can even make > autotools to use the MSVC compiler FWIW... But you have to install a > lot of things before this can be possible.
So, installing cmake automatically brings in MSVC and all needed dependencies? I am really impressed :) > But please try to understand that that's not what typical Windows or > Mac developers are used to do. Cmake is simple to install and will > adapt to what is commonly used on each platform. Are you playing with words? I could say the same with MinGW and autotools. Things are a bit different than several years ago. > Even Linux developers tend to use cmake nowadays, mainly because of > IDE integration. I don't use any IDE, so cmake has no value to me. > >See, when you want to change something that is well established and > >that works, > > Again not for vanilla Windows. I can witness to the contrary. > > you have to make a list of what the stubborn conservatives > >are missing (and hope they are really missing it). Of your list, I am > >not sure only about the first item, but I don't miss it. On the contrary, > >I am sure I will miss something if I were forced to use cmake. It is > >something that has no importance to you, no doubt. In the same vein, > >what is important to you maybe has no value for me > > If what you think has no value to me I wouldn't waste my time > discussing this with you. This is not what I said. "What has value to me maybe has no value to you" is different from "What I think has no value to you". > Besides, nobody will force you to use cmake just as nobody forced me > to use autotools. So, much ado about nothing? -- Enrico
