From: Phillip Wood <phillip.wood123@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2024 13:55:52 GMT
Subject: Re: ./configure fails to link test program due to missing dependencies
Message-ID: <3a303c6e-35b0-4428-9d23-799b33194330@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <ZvOn_wChzEgXtpMd@pks.im>

Hi Patrick

On 25/09/2024 07:04, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 25, 2024 at 02:02:34AM -0400, Eli Schwartz wrote:
>
>> I'm probably biased, but some of these failure modes are *weird*. And
>> they basically never require the CMakeLists.txt to do something
>> considered non-idiomatic in order to trigger the issue.
> 
> All of this is very valuable data to make my case for Meson instead of
> CMake. Appreciated, thanks!

One thing to bear in mind is why our CMakeLists.txt was introduced in 
the first place [1]. Visual Studio's CMake integration means that so 
long as git-for-windows is installed building git is simply a case of 
clicking on a button, there is no need to install extra software or 
plugins. I'm not sure the same is true for meson and I don't think we 
want to end up supporting both.

Best Wishes

Phillip

[1] 
https://lore.kernel.org/git/nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.2004251354390.18039@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet/