[fdo-internals] FDO RFC 21 - New Linux Buildsystem Cmake Based

[Traian Stanev]

I guess the answers for 1 and 2 are:

1: It won't modify it, until we are confident it works fine sometime in the future.
2: It won't affect the Windows build, just like the current Linux build doesn't.

Traian


> -----Original Message-----
> From: fdo-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:fdo-internals-
> bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Greg Boone
> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 4:25 PM
> To: FDO Internals Mail List
> Subject: RE: [fdo-internals] FDO RFC 21 - New Linux Buildsystem Cmake
> Based
>
> I believe I asked these questions before, but if these new files are
> submitted
>
> 1) Will it modify the existing build process?
> 2) How will it integrate with the current Windows build process?
> 3) How has it been tested and on which platforms has it been tested?
> 4) Who will maintain and support these files and this build process
> going forward? Someone needs to be tasked with this responsibility.
> 5) Will we finally get a buildbot setup if we move to this process?
>
> All these questions need to be answered to my satisfaction, and in
> detail, before I would consider approving this RFC.
>
> Greg
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fdo-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:fdo-internals-
> bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Frank Warmerdam (External)
> Sent: Monday, October 20, 2008 3:09 PM
> To: FDO Internals Mail List
> Subject: Re: [fdo-internals] FDO RFC 21 - New Linux Buildsystem Cmake
> Based
>
> Jason Birch wrote:
> > I think that this was the last of the questions?
> >
> > Rather than continuing to beat this to death, I would really like to
> > see:
> >
> > - Helio's current (3.4.x) cmake work checked into trunk as an
> alternate
> > build system
> > - With the understanding that this is Linux-only (and BSD/MacOS as we
> > have time); won't touch Windows solutions, etc at all
>
> Jason,
>
> I think the way forward is to update RFC 21 to handle your proposed
> transitional approach, and then call for a vote on it.
>
> At this point I'm moderately supportive of the approach, and will
> commit
> to doing at least some testing of the new build mechanism once it is in
> place.
>
> I would like to see the RFC include an action item for someone to write
> up a brief introduction to using and updating cmake in the context of
> FDO.
>
> Best regards,
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