On Thu, Jul 30, 2015 at 9:30 AM, David Cole <dlrd...@aol.com> wrote: > json is SOOO much sexier than XML..... ;-)
shiny, shiny json :-) Agreed, json is not covered with ugly-stink. I like it and use it daily. I'm not at all sure that stateless build languages are a win in the multiplatform general case. They probably work well as a way to feed parameters to a single build backend, but not so good as a way to handle multiple backends. gyp is one attempt to do this, and it worked, but it's painful to use and requires deep understanding of the gyp model. So, +1 for the idea of adding a better language on the side of cmake, -1 for adding multiple languages (especially anything from Microsoft), and -1 for going fully stateless. I wouldn't mind getting rid of the cache, it's a bizarre concept that appears to be a workaround for users who can't stand starting cmake from a script, and it complicates my cmake scripts, but that's not a battle I'd like to wage. - Dan -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake
