From: "Randall S. Becker" <rsbecker@nexbridge.com>
To: "'Sibi Siddharthan'" <sibisiddharthan.github@gmail.com>,
"'Johannes Schindelin'" <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de>
Cc: "'Jeff King'" <peff@peff.net>,
"'Danh Doan'" <congdanhqx@gmail.com>,
"'Junio C Hamano'" <gitster@pobox.com>,
"'Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget'" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>,
<git@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 0/8] CMake build system for git
Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 10:58:57 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <04eb01d62092$3865fb90$a931f2b0$@nexbridge.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAKiG+9UvnLtF7eS9FsPLyRR4ZPNSnakZwyYy3dO7WoAnRpvoMA@mail.gmail.com>
On May 2, 2020 10:32 AM, Sibi Siddharthan Wrote:
> On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 1:02 AM Johannes Schindelin
> <Johannes.Schindelin@gmx.de> wrote:
> > On Wed, 29 Apr 2020, Sibi Siddharthan wrote:
> >
> > > Adding the CMake script to contrib/buildsystem is a good option.
> >
> > I'd actually prefer it to live in a different subdirectory: what is in
> > contrib/buildsystem/ uses the technique of running `make` in a dry-run
> > mode, parsing the output, and then generating project files. But that
> > is not what CMakeLists.txt is about.
> >
> > How about contrib/cmake/?
> >
>
> The CMakeLists.txt will be non-functional if it in any other directory except
> the root source directory. To help users we can, add some instructions in
> INSTALL on how to use the script.
> OR
> create a dummy CMakeLists.txt in the root directory which just says
> `message("Copy and Replace the CMakeLists from `whatever-folder` to
> here")` along with some instructions if necessary. This is what LLVM does for
> autoconf.
> > > Is there any changes (apart from the CMakeLists.txt critique and)
> > > that I have to do on my part?
> >
> > No, I think that's it!
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dscho
> >
> > >
> > > Thank You,
> > > Sibi Siddharthan
> > >
> > > On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 2:37 AM Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 08:52:37PM +0700, Danh Doan wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > On 2020-04-27 16:12:28-0400, Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
> > > > > > On Mon, Apr 27, 2020 at 04:08:52PM -0400, Jeff King wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Skimming the patches, I do wish I didn't see so much
> > > > > > > repetition with the existing Makefile. I know that some of
> > > > > > > the logic will just have to be ported manually, but surely
> > > > > > > we could be pulling things like the list of libgit_SOURCES from the
> Makefile as the single source of truth?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thinking I surely couldn't be the only one to think of this, I
> > > > > > dug further into some of the sub-threads. And indeed, it seems
> > > > > > like you are on the same page here.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > IMHO it is worth making the cmake file depend as much as
> > > > > > possible on what's in the Makefile.
> > > > >
> > > > > Please correct me if I were wrong (I recall this from my memory
> > > > > without checking anything).
> > > > >
> > > > > The worst thing about CMake is we can't override (Make's)
> > > > > variable in Makefile generated by CMake.
> > > >
> > > > I really don't know enough about cmake to say one way or the
> > > > other. I can well believe there are parts of the Makefile that
> > > > will need to be manually translated, and that it may not ever hit full
> parity.
> > > >
> > > > But as long as it just a tool for people using Visual Studio, and
> > > > if they are happier being able to use that tool, even with a few
> > > > deficiencies, then it may still be worth doing.
> > > >
> > > > -Peff
> > >
Just a head's up that neither the HPE NonStop OSS nor IBM z/OS USS platforms currently have any support for CMake nor do I expect any support in the foreseeable future. We are seeing very strong adoption rates on both platforms (sorry, cannot share statistics at this time).
Regards,
Randall
-- Brief whoami:
NonStop developer since approximately 211288444200000000
UNIX developer since approximately 421664400
-- In my real life, I talk too much.
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2020-04-24 22:56 ` Danh Doan
2020-04-25 3:50 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-04-25 13:34 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-04-25 17:07 ` brian m. carlson
2020-04-25 17:36 ` Randall S. Becker
2020-04-25 18:01 ` Philip Oakley
2020-04-25 18:11 ` Sibi Siddharthan
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2020-04-24 21:19 ` Sibi Siddharthan
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2020-04-24 21:24 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-04-24 4:01 ` [PATCH 4/8] cmake: support for testing git with ctest Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-04-24 17:28 ` Danh Doan
2020-04-24 21:26 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-04-24 4:01 ` [PATCH 5/8] cmake: support for testing git when building out of the source tree Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-04-24 17:34 ` Danh Doan
2020-04-24 21:32 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-04-24 23:09 ` Danh Doan
2020-04-25 3:57 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-04-24 4:01 ` [PATCH 6/8] cmake: support for building git on windows with mingw Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-04-24 17:39 ` Philip Oakley
2020-04-24 20:29 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-04-25 11:37 ` Philip Oakley
2020-04-25 12:09 ` Sibi Siddharthan
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2020-04-24 17:39 ` Danh Doan
2020-04-24 21:35 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-04-24 4:01 ` [PATCH 8/8] ci: modification of main.yml to use cmake for vs-build job Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-04-24 17:45 ` Danh Doan
2020-04-24 21:41 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-04-24 21:44 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-04-24 18:56 ` [PATCH 0/8] CMake build system for git Junio C Hamano
2020-04-24 19:50 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-04-24 21:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-04-25 4:09 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-04-25 12:56 ` Philip Oakley
2020-04-25 13:29 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-04-25 14:12 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-04-25 14:28 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-04-25 14:38 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-04-25 14:49 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-04-25 14:57 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-04-26 0:41 ` Danh Doan
2020-04-26 4:30 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-04-25 12:24 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-04-27 20:08 ` Jeff King
2020-04-27 20:12 ` Jeff King
2020-04-28 13:52 ` Danh Doan
2020-04-28 21:07 ` Jeff King
2020-04-29 8:42 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-01 19:32 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-05-02 14:31 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-02 14:58 ` Randall S. Becker [this message]
2020-05-02 15:48 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-03 15:33 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-03 17:21 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-03 19:42 ` Konstantin Tokarev
2020-05-03 19:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-04 14:31 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-05-04 21:59 ` Konstantin Tokarev
2020-05-05 4:16 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-05 6:16 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-05 16:23 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-05 18:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-06 18:43 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-07 11:48 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2020-05-06 21:27 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-05-07 20:54 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-05-02 13:21 ` Danh Doan
2020-05-02 14:50 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-02 15:02 ` Danh Doan
2020-05-02 15:16 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-04-27 21:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-04-27 21:56 ` Michal Suchánek
2020-04-27 22:09 ` Jeff King
2020-04-27 22:23 ` Elijah Newren
2020-04-27 23:16 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-04-28 5:36 ` Jeff King
2020-05-12 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 00/11] " Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-12 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 01/11] Introduce CMake support for configuring Git on Linux Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-12 20:59 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-13 20:21 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-12 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 02/11] cmake: generate the shell/perl/python scripts and templates, translations Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-12 21:19 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-13 20:07 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-12 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 03/11] cmake: installation support for git Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-12 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 04/11] cmake: support for testing git with ctest Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-12 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 05/11] cmake: support for testing git when building out of the source tree Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-12 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 06/11] cmake: support for building git on windows with mingw Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-14 15:25 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2020-05-14 18:27 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-12 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 07/11] cmake: support for building git on windows with msvc and clang Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-12 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 08/11] cmake: added checks for struct stat and libiconv Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-12 21:16 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-13 20:05 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-14 2:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-14 15:31 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2020-05-14 18:31 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-12 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 09/11] cmake: relocated script file contrib/buildsystems Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-12 21:09 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-13 20:08 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-12 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 10/11] cmake: parse the makefile for the sources Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-12 21:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-13 19:57 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-13 20:23 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-12 16:50 ` [PATCH v2 11/11] ci: modification of main.yml to use cmake for vs-build job Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-12 21:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-13 19:45 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-25 19:16 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-25 20:03 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-25 20:56 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-25 21:40 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-05-29 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 0/8] CMake build system for git Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-29 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 1/8] Introduce CMake support for configuring Git Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-29 19:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-30 18:50 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-31 16:17 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-30 8:00 ` Johannes Schindelin
2020-05-30 13:17 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2020-05-29 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 2/8] cmake: generate the shell/perl/python scripts and templates, translations Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-29 19:27 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-30 18:56 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-06-08 20:07 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-06-08 22:10 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-05-29 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 3/8] cmake: installation support for git Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-29 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 4/8] cmake: support for testing git with ctest Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-30 13:49 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2020-05-30 19:04 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-31 1:28 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2020-05-29 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 5/8] cmake: support for testing git when building out of the source tree Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-29 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 6/8] cmake: support for building git on windows with mingw Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-29 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 7/8] cmake: support for building git on windows with msvc and clang Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-30 14:08 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2020-05-30 19:08 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-05-29 13:40 ` [PATCH v3 8/8] ci: modification of main.yml to use cmake for vs-build job Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-05-30 14:14 ` Đoàn Trần Công Danh
2020-05-30 19:13 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-06-12 18:29 ` [PATCH v4 0/8] CMake build system for git Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-12 18:29 ` [PATCH v4 1/8] Introduce CMake support for configuring Git Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-15 14:00 ` Øystein Walle
2020-06-15 20:04 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-06-12 18:29 ` [PATCH v4 2/8] cmake: generate the shell/perl/python scripts and templates, translations Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-12 18:29 ` [PATCH v4 3/8] cmake: installation support for git Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-12 18:29 ` [PATCH v4 4/8] cmake: support for testing git with ctest Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-15 14:02 ` Øystein Walle
2020-06-15 19:45 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-06-12 18:29 ` [PATCH v4 5/8] cmake: support for testing git when building out of the source tree Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-12 18:29 ` [PATCH v4 6/8] cmake: support for building git on windows with mingw Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-15 14:03 ` Øystein Walle
2020-06-15 19:47 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-06-18 4:43 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-06-18 19:55 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-06-18 20:08 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-06-18 20:40 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-06-18 21:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-06-19 17:15 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-06-19 17:29 ` Junio C Hamano
2020-06-12 18:29 ` [PATCH v4 7/8] cmake: support for building git on windows with msvc and clang Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-15 14:04 ` Øystein Walle
2020-06-15 19:56 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-06-12 18:29 ` [PATCH v4 8/8] ci: modification of main.yml to use cmake for vs-build job Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-26 16:11 ` [PATCH v5 0/8] CMake build system for git Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-26 16:11 ` [PATCH v5 1/8] Introduce CMake support for configuring Git Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-26 16:11 ` [PATCH v5 2/8] cmake: generate the shell/perl/python scripts and templates, translations Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-26 16:11 ` [PATCH v5 3/8] cmake: installation support for git Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-26 16:11 ` [PATCH v5 4/8] cmake: support for testing git with ctest Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-26 16:11 ` [PATCH v5 5/8] cmake: support for testing git when building out of the source tree Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-26 16:11 ` [PATCH v5 6/8] cmake: support for building git on windows with mingw Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-30 7:25 ` David Aguilar
2020-07-01 17:45 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-07-01 17:49 ` Sibi Siddharthan
2020-06-26 16:11 ` [PATCH v5 7/8] cmake: support for building git on windows with msvc and clang Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
2020-06-26 16:11 ` [PATCH v5 8/8] ci: modification of main.yml to use cmake for vs-build job Sibi Siddharthan via GitGitGadget
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