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Re: [PATCH 0/2] cmake doc: modernize and cross-platform-ize the docs

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 19, 2022, 15:06 UTC
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<221219.86h6xrzaxd.gmgdl@evledraar.gmail.com>
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<f67e0281-8a14-669d-0d1c-ed0b1351a64a@dunelm.org.uk>
On Mon, Dec 19 2022, Phillip Wood wrote:
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> Hi Ævar
>
> On 19/12/2022 10:32, Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason wrote:
>> Change the cmake docs to use one-command build instructions using
>> options that "cmake" supports an ill our supported versions, and in
>> 2/2 re-arrange the docs to make it clearer which part of the
>> instructions are platform-specific.
>> Like the just-submitted [1] this extracted from [2], and the range
>> diff below is to [2]. The only change since [2] is a trivial reflow
>> change in the commit message.
>> There were no outstanding issues or feedback with this part of [2],
>> so
>> hopefully this can advance relatively quickly.
>
> I'm afraid my inclination would be to let the people who actually use
> CMake make any changes to the CMake documentation as I think they are 
> best placed to know what information is most important.

I think that after kicking this "cmake" series back & forth for a while I can be described as a person who "uses cmake", I also have cmake+ctest as part of my local build & branch integration.

I'm not sure what else to do with this comment, if you think that e.g. there might be some issue with the proposed changes here due to a blindspot I have in not using it with MSVC can you comment on the specific parts that you're concerned about?

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Message 5 of 5 in “cmake doc: modernize and cross-platform-ize the docs”
  1. 0/2 cmake doc: modernize and cross-platform-ize the docsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 19, 2022
  2. 1/2 cmake: use "-S" and "-B" to specify source and build directoriesÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 19, 2022
  3. 2/2 cmake: update instructions for portable CMakeLists.txtÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Dec 19, 2022
  4. Phillip WoodDec 19, 2022
  5. Ævar Arnfjörð BjarmasonDec 19, 2022

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