Re: [Libmesh-devel] libmesh and cmake

[Ali - <sa...@ho...>]

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> On Fri, 14 Dec 2007, Ali - wrote:
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> > i wonder if there is any plan for using cmake over autoconf as this
> > will make portability to other platforms much easier. Please reply
> > regarding the subject and do not start a flame war over the two make
> > systems!
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> There's been some halfhearted interest in the past in using automake,
> but I don't think anyone's even mentioned cmake before.  It looks like
> it might be an improvement to our build system, but unless someone
> like you is motivated enough to spearhead the transition, I wouldn't
> bet on any of the current developers finding the time to switch.
> ---
> Roy


Roy,

That's a shame! libmesh is nice and it would be nicer if it could be cmake-=
based.

Switching is only one half of the problem, ther other part is maintenance. =
So, *assuming* that the the transition could be somehow done, would the dev=
elopers be eager to maintain it?

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