[cmake-developers] Generators and Extra Generators

[Stephen Kelly]

Ben Boeckel wrote:

> On Tue, Jan 07, 2014 at 18:42:37 +0100, Stephen Kelly wrote:
>> Is that all that's needed, do you think?
> 
> Well, it handles the commands required at least. Adding keys to the
> objects for targets and output file(s) would be the next step I'd think
> if IDE developers are amenable to using it. It's simple enough that
> ninja itself could even dump it out.

Lets not think/talk in terms of tying to particular tools.

> I don't know how crazy it should
> get though; you'd be getting pretty close to ninja rules files
> themselves after too much time.

That's not an absolute certainty. I don't think it's likely.

Thanks,

Steve