[CMake] Re: IDE directly supporting CMakeLists.txt?

[Bill Hoffman]

wedekind wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> thanks for your hints. Well, ok, I could use any IDE that can be configured
> to run any command as its build command. So a text editor will do generally.
>
> But this is not exactly what I want. I'm looking for an IDE that supports
> the CMakeLists.txt such that it interprets them and translates them into a
> GUI-dialog for build configuration. Maybe an example will clarify the reason
> behind it:
>
> Say you are working with CMake-generated VisualStudio project files. If you
> want to add a file, you cannot use the IDE for it. I.e. you cannot
> drag-and-drop it on your IDE or add it via a context dialog. You need to add
> the new file to your CMakeLists.txt and this change will be realized in the
> IDE the next time you build (and reload) your project.
>
> You can do that with a little discipline, but there is of course a source of
> error (and little annoyance) if you cannot use the IDE as usual with
> CMake-generated build-files. It would be really cool, if you could make
> changes to the build config with your IDE and they are reflected in the
> CMakeLists.txt. At best the IDE would be cross-platform ;)
>
> I know that this is out-of-scope for CMake, but maybe one of you knows about
> attempts in this direction?
>   
The KDevelop team is working on this kind of support for CMake.

-Bill