Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-08-12 Thread Tristan Carel
On 7/25/07, Bill Hoffman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [...] > > For contribution of new modules to CMake, a proposal should be sent to > the CMake mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED], and if the proposal is > accepted, and a maintainer is found, the module would be added to CMake. > Proposals for new

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-27 Thread Brandon Van Every
On 7/27/07, Alan W. Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2007-07-27 02:24-0400 Brandon Van Every wrote: > > > So far it doesn't sound like you take > > the separation of experimental stuff from official stuff very > > seriously. > > That is simply not the case. You have now lost a lot of credibili

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-27 Thread Alan W. Irwin
On 2007-07-27 02:24-0400 Brandon Van Every wrote: So far it doesn't sound like you take the separation of experimental stuff from official stuff very seriously. That is simply not the case. You have now lost a lot of credibility with me, and I have promised myself not to respond any more to yo

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-26 Thread Brandon Van Every
On 7/26/07, Alan W. Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2007-07-26 18:35-0400 Brandon Van Every wrote: > > > On 7/26/07, Alan W. Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> On 2007-07-26 13:55-0400 Brandon Van Every wrote: > >> > >> > I think it is very important that any experimental releases have no

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-26 Thread Alan W. Irwin
On 2007-07-26 18:35-0400 Brandon Van Every wrote: On 7/26/07, Alan W. Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 2007-07-26 13:55-0400 Brandon Van Every wrote: > I think it is very important that any experimental releases have no > effect on official CMake installations at all. That's already been s

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-26 Thread Brandon Van Every
On 7/26/07, Alan W. Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 2007-07-26 13:55-0400 Brandon Van Every wrote: > I think it is very important that any experimental releases have no > effect on official CMake installations at all. That's already been stated. I say again, you will not be affected by thi

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-26 Thread Alan W. Irwin
On 2007-07-26 13:55-0400 Brandon Van Every wrote: I think it is very important that any experimental releases have no effect on official CMake installations at all. That's already been stated. I say again, you will not be affected by this proposal at all. Alan __ Alan

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-26 Thread Brandon Van Every
On 7/26/07, Alan W. Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 2007-07-26 12:32-0400 Brandon Van Every wrote: > > So why will the experimental testing method be widely used? And when > it is used, why will people report their results? This is standard fare in most free software releases these days. To

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-26 Thread Alan W. Irwin
On 2007-07-26 12:32-0400 Brandon Van Every wrote: On 7/26/07, Alan W. Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So it really boils down to this. If the developers from KitWare are serious about getting widespread testing of modules before they are made part of an official CMake release, then they w

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-26 Thread Brandon Van Every
On 7/26/07, Alan W. Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: So it really boils down to this. If the developers from KitWare are serious about getting widespread testing of modules before they are made part of an official CMake release, then they will test the modules with separate well-publicized rele

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-26 Thread Alan W. Irwin
On 2007-07-26 03:20-0400 Brandon Van Every wrote: I'll stick to whatever the official CMake version number guarantees. That's fine since in my scheme the official modules would be released exactly as now and you can go on exactly as before. [out of order] Since I have no faith in the quality

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-26 Thread Bill Hoffman
, So, I have to jump in and say something about pkg-config. It simply can not be relied on to be there by CMake. It is not a default package on any commercial UNIX, and many tools like QT do not require it to be installed. It is just another place to look for things. -Bill __

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-26 Thread Hendrik Sattler
Zitat von Andreas Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: Mathieu Malaterre wrote: On 7/25/07, Hendrik Sattler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Am Mittwoch 25 Juli 2007 17:40 schrieb Andreas Schneider: > If someone is using GTK2 I've created a nice Module too. But it isn't > used at WengoPhone at the moment

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-26 Thread Mathieu Malaterre
Oooops, when I looked at the file all I could see were hardcoded paths. sorry for the noise, -Mathieu On 7/26/07, Andreas Schneider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > On 7/25/07, Hendrik Sattler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Am Mittwoch 25 Juli 2007 17:40 schrieb Andreas Schn

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-26 Thread Andreas Schneider
Mathieu Malaterre wrote: > On 7/25/07, Hendrik Sattler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Am Mittwoch 25 Juli 2007 17:40 schrieb Andreas Schneider: >> > If someone is using GTK2 I've created a nice Module too. But it isn't >> > used at WengoPhone at the moment and I'm not a Gnome guy. Maybe someone >> >

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-26 Thread Mathieu Malaterre
On 7/25/07, Hendrik Sattler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Am Mittwoch 25 Juli 2007 17:40 schrieb Andreas Schneider: > If someone is using GTK2 I've created a nice Module too. But it isn't > used at WengoPhone at the moment and I'm not a Gnome guy. Maybe someone > else wants to take and maintain it.

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-26 Thread Brandon Van Every
On 7/25/07, Alan W. Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 2007-07-25 14:46-0400 Brandon Van Every wrote: > It also slaves the release cycles of unrelated modules to each other. > [...] True. That is the whole point. I believe the concerns you have expressed are the standard concerns for the rel

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-25 Thread Andrew Maclean
FindBoost.cmake As one of the authors of it, I am happy to maintain the existing FindBoost.cmake in the modules directory. I use Linux, QNX-Neutrino and XP/Vista. However if Andreas Schneider wants to inroduce his version and maintain it I am happy with this. Although the copyright on it should

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-25 Thread Alan W. Irwin
On 2007-07-25 14:46-0400 Brandon Van Every wrote: On 7/25/07, Alan W. Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: CMAKE_MODULE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 1.1.0 FATAL_ERROR) Having 1 CMake version number that everyone cares about, and 1 CMake Module version number that everyone cares about, will simply co

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-25 Thread Brandon Van Every
On 7/25/07, Alan W. Irwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: CMAKE_MODULE_MINIMUM_REQUIRED(VERSION 1.1.0 FATAL_ERROR) Having 1 CMake version number that everyone cares about, and 1 CMake Module version number that everyone cares about, will simply confuse everybody as to what the heck they're requirin

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-25 Thread Alan W. Irwin
On 2007-07-25 11:58-0400 Mike Jackson wrote: I agree that some sort of consistency among all the modules is needed. Consistent APIs help keep developer productivity high and the amount of "surprises" to a minimum. When and how to aline the modules to a consistent state is another whole debate.

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-25 Thread Hendrik Sattler
Am Mittwoch 25 Juli 2007 17:40 schrieb Andreas Schneider: > If someone is using GTK2 I've created a nice Module too. But it isn't > used at WengoPhone at the moment and I'm not a Gnome guy. Maybe someone > else wants to take and maintain it. > > http://cmake-modules.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/Modules

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-25 Thread Miguel A. Figueroa-Villanueva
On 7/25/07, Bill Hoffman wrote: Mike Jackson wrote: > > > I think Kitware should layout the "rules" for writing a module > including naming conventions, formatting of the module, various > options, and all that stuff. THEN a DEMO Module needs to be written > that follows ALL the guidelines and s

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-25 Thread Pau Garcia i Quiles
Quoting "Miguel A. Figueroa-Villanueva" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: +1 to both Hello, As co-author (with Jan Woetzel) of the FindwxWidgets I'd be happy to maintain it. I also recently made changes to the FindLATEX and FindImageMagick in my local repository. I'd be happy to apply the changes if acce

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-25 Thread Bill Hoffman
Mike Jackson wrote: My own thoughts on this: While I am not sure I would be able to maintain any modules directly, I would be MORE than happy to serve as a "Mac OS X" consultant for those who maintain modules and do not have access to OS X equipment. I agree that some sort of consistency amo

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-25 Thread Mike Jackson
My own thoughts on this: While I am not sure I would be able to maintain any modules directly, I would be MORE than happy to serve as a "Mac OS X" consultant for those who maintain modules and do not have access to OS X equipment. I agree that some sort of consistency among all the modules

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-25 Thread Bill Hoffman
Miguel A. Figueroa-Villanueva wrote: Hello, As co-author (with Jan Woetzel) of the FindwxWidgets I'd be happy to maintain it. I also recently made changes to the FindLATEX and FindImageMagick in my local repository. I'd be happy to apply the changes if accepted by the list and maintain the modu

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-25 Thread Andreas Schneider
Bill Hoffman wrote: > > If you are interested in maintaining an existing module in CMake, please > respond to the list. > Hi Bill, I would maintain the FindBoost.cmake Module. http://cmake-modules.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/Modules/Boost/FindBoost.cmake I've improved the FindPerlLibs.cmake Modu

Re: [CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-25 Thread Miguel A. Figueroa-Villanueva
Hello, As co-author (with Jan Woetzel) of the FindwxWidgets I'd be happy to maintain it. I also recently made changes to the FindLATEX and FindImageMagick in my local repository. I'd be happy to apply the changes if accepted by the list and maintain the modules. I like this idea, but I have a c

[CMake] Call for Module maintainer volunteers

2007-07-25 Thread Bill Hoffman
CMake has been steadily growing in popularity over the past years. The bug tracker has many bugs in it related to CMake FindXXX modules. Since the CMake developers often do not have access to machines with the software installed, or experience with finding/using many of the packages found in the