[cmake-developers] CMake daemon for user tools

[Alexander Neundorf]

On Monday, January 11, 2016 15:59:35 Aleix Pol wrote:
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> 
> Hi Stephen, everyone,
> I've already discussed this in private with you. I think it's a good
> idea and I'd like to make sure we can benefit from this.
> 
> I'm unsure of the feasibility of the project though. 

you maybe remember that my main issue with your patch last year was that it's 
not a "generator", while it does what generators are for.
After talking with Milian a bit several week ago, I understood that an 
important reason why the kdevelop team does not want a generator is that there 
is only one generator per build-tree, i.e. the user has to decide beforehand 
which IDE project files he wants.
With the branch I created on github a few days ago, which I announced here 
too, I changed the way the extra generators are activated: they are not 
activated like the main generators anymore, but can be turned on and off using 
normal cmake cache options, so multiple generators (e.g. the generic json 
generator and let's say the Eclipse generator) can both be turned on, 
initially or later on. I think this should solve this problem.
The work there 
(https://github.com/neundorf/CMake/tree/RefactorExtraGeneratorsExperimental ) 
is not ready for inclusing, but it shows how it can be done and can serve as a 
starting point/inspiration.

Stephens big approach will need some time until it is ready, while such a 
(relatively) simple thing can probably be done within one release cycle (but I 
don't have the time to do it).

I don't know what the others here think about adding your json-approach or 
not.

Alex