Re: [Plplot-devel] Recent bump of CMake minimum version

[Arjen M. <Arj...@de...>]

Hi Alan,
Thanks for this warning - I will have to see then how the building of CMake goes ...
Regards,
Arjen

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan W. Irwin [mailto:Ala...@gm...]
> Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2018 1:19 PM
> To: Arjen Markus; PLplot development list
> Subject: Recent bump of CMake minimum version
>
> Hi Arjen:
>
> For your information I have recently obtained perfect (no configure, build, or install
> issues, and perfect PostScript difference reports) comprehensive test results for the
> noninteractive case for CMake versions 3.7.2, 3.11.0, and 3.12.2.  I have also
> bumped the CMake minimum version from 3.6.2 for all platforms to 3.7.2 for the
> Linux platform and 3.11.0 for all other platforms.  The principal positive impact of
> this change is to reduce our exposure to bugs which occur in older CMake versions
> (especially for non-Linux platforms).  But for Cygwin users like you, the negative
> impact of this change is that you will have to build your own CMake with version >=
> 3.11.0 before you can build PLplot.  I am sorry about that inconvenience for you
> and other Cygwin users, but this situation is due to the CMake package on Cygwin
> being unmaintained since the date some time ago when CMake version 3.6.2 was
> released.  So perhaps the way to resolve this issue is to volunteer on the Cygwin
> list to maintain that Cygwin CMake package yourself?
>
> Alan
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