On Sun, Dec 16, 2018, 10:36 PM Richard Weickelt <rich...@weickelt.de wrote:
> > > Here in Fedora, we actually *want* CMake to find system libraries. The > > situation on Windows is of course different, and third-party packages > for > > GNU/Linux may or may not want to use the system libraries, but our > > distribution packages definitely want to use them. > > ... and if you cross-compile, you definetly don't want to your build system > to stick its nose into your system librararies on any platform. > > Therefore I see build automation and packaging as orthogonal processes. IMO > it lowers the usage complexity and leaves more room for flexibility when > being kept separate. The package system would be responsible to resolve > dependencies and could produce files that the build automation system would > consume. I kind of like the idea behind Conan which does only package > management, dependency resolution and provides simple-enough generators for > all kinds of build automation system. > > The discussion about build systems reminds me a bit of a religious war. I > made my peace with CMake and use it only when being paid for. It allows me > to use the browser more often and to find obscure stuff on the internet. > It's an expensive tool. After work I want to get my stuff done with low > investment, hence I often use Qbs ;-) > That sounds like a very sensible approach Richard. > > Richard > _______________________________________________ > Development mailing list > Development@qt-project.org > https://lists.qt-project.org/listinfo/development >
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