[cmake-developers] Don't enclose CMake version to generated files

[Ben Boeckel]

On Sun, Jul 10, 2016 at 15:35:24 +0200, Christoph Grüninger wrote:
> I just updated openSuse's CMake package. We have a patch, that removes
> the CMake version from generated files. This is aiming to reduce the
> re-publishing of generated files. Please find the current patch attached.
> What do you think, can we get this somehow upstreamed? Or are you
> opposed to the general idea and keep the CMake version in the files?

Thanks!

> Enclosing the cmake version will cause a republish of generated files

What do you mean by "republish"? Do you mean "cause a rebuild"? The
files generated by CMake should, generally, not be put into source
control. If you mean "rebuild", only the header generation code needs to
really not put the version into the file. The version in generated
build.ninja, Makefiles, and CPack-related files shouldn't be a problem.

--Ben