Re: [Chicken-users] alternate build tools

[Brandon J. Van Every]

Brandon J. Van Every wrote:

> > How do you feel about either a Python or a Java dependency?
[I suggested SCons, a Python thing.  Also Ant + ant-contrib CC Task, a 
Java thing.]

Further digging has yielded an option which, at first glance, looks 
better than either.  CMake.
http://www.cmake.org .  CMake was borne out of frustration with the GNU 
Autoconf / Autotools toolchain.  It is meant to replace it, and to be 
truly cross-platform rather than Unix-centric.  It would introduce no 
new language dependencies, people would just need to download a CMake 
binary or else compile it themselves first.  If CMake actually works as 
advertized, this is a slam dunk.  SCons and Ant are good Make 
replacements, but IIUC, they don't perform automagical system 
configurations.  Whereas, CMake was purpose built to replace autoconf / 
autotools.

Anyone got CMake experience?  "Visualization Toolkit" (VTK) uses CMake, 
and I did build it on Windows once.  VTK is a huge piece of software for 
scientific visualization.  I recall the build being uneventful and 
problem free, although I'm sure CMake can't take all the credit for that.

BTW I still can't see my own posts, which is a bit annoying.  I only see 
this behavior on this list.

Cheers,
Brandon J. Van Every
   (cruise (director (of SeaFunc)
           '(Seattle Functional Programmers)))
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SeaFunc