Fwd: [CMake] Adding cross-compiler support to CMake ... (fwd)

[Arjen Markus]

> Only Unix people think that "end users" run ./configure scripts or
> CMake.  In the Windows world, if you're running a compiler, you're a
> developer.  You may be a developer who wants a painless build, but
> you're still a developer.  The answer for an end user is CPack, not
> CMake.  Even for most Unix developers, the answer is a modern packaging
>  system.  Only weenies want to sit around building huge stacks of
> libraries all day long.
>

In the PLplot project we are a long way from CPack still. But it
is good to be reminded of it!

Regards,

Arjen