4 Aug
2007
4 Aug
'07
7:37 p.m.
David Abrahams wrote:
4. Cmake's built-in programming language is even more horrible, IMO, than bjam's. I bet you get used to it, like anything else, but it does present a barrier to entry. On the other hand, it's my impression that most programming jobs can be done more simply and directly under Cmake because it lacks BBv2's multiple-toolset/variant builds, and so has no need for virtual targets.
Note that with 1.34.1 out, I plan to revive the experimental BBV2/Python branch that will allow to write Jamfiles in Python. With a widely known programming language, we can more freely ask users to write procedural code whenever builtin mechanisms are not sufficient, so that will simplify usage overall. - Volodya