[CMake] CMake and eclipse

[Giualian Sander]

Hi Mike,

Thanks a lot for your advices,

I perfectly understand your point of view but in my case I'm willing to
bring some capabilities to a "population" of developers (not necessarily
hackers), that can enables us to abstract from the lowest layers of
computing (usually autohell-handled).

Your contribution, unfortunately, do'nt help me...

Using CMake the way your example suggest, seems to me irrelevant for a 3
lines Makefile just do the trick.

I need CMake for much more complex purposes...

BRgds

2008/2/3, Mike Jackson <imikejackson at gmail.com>:
>
> I gave that plugin a try out and while it is nice to graphically "see" the
> structure of a CMake file there did not seem to be any actual project
> management or any other features that I could figure out.
> I work with CMake and Eclipse (On OS X and Linux 64) all day long. You
> have already heard from one individual on his project setup so I will throw
> mine in.
>
> http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake:Eclipse_UNIX_Tutorial
>
> Basically I primarily use the terminal with cmake/ccmake to generate the
> makefiles for my system, then use Eclipse in "Makefile Project" mode to do
> the actual development of code and compilation. As long as you are using a
> compiler that Eclipse understands, Eclipse will parse the compiler output
> and display errors and warnings for you.
>
> I find this works very well for my needs.
>
> I do second the idea of using <http://www.cthing.com/CMakeEd.asp> for a
> nice CMake editor. Within eclipse there are ways to create "External Tools"
> that could possibly bootstrap the whole process if needed.
>
> When working with Eclipse I _strongly_ recommend you put your build
> directory inside the top level of your project. Eclipse seems to work better
> that way. In the latest CMake CVS there are eclipse project generators. You
> are welcome to give those a try to see if they gel with your project layout
> needs.
>
> My basic Project setup is:
>
> -Project
>   -src // All source files
>   -Resources // All extra files the project needs
>   -Build // Run cmake from in here (cmake ../)
>
> This works for _me_ in my situation. My projects can be viewed here: <
> http://titanium.imts.us/>. Also, a small bit of advice for those new to
> CMake: Watch how you name files and folders that might be at the top level
> of your project. Sometimes it is tempting to do something like:
>
> -Project
>   -src // All source files
>   -Resources // All extra files the project needs
>   -cmake // Cmake related files in here
>   -Build // Run cmake from in here (cmake ../)
>
> Problem with that is at some point you _will_ accidentally run cmake from
> within the project directory. CMake creates _lots_ of its own files. All
> with Cmake somewhere in the name. If you also have a top level folder with
> CMake in the name it can be difficult to figure out which files/folders need
> to be trashed. This is why is use "Resources" and then put some of my
> special cmake files in that folder.
>
> Just FYI. Welcome to the cmake community.
> -----------
> Mike Jackson
>
>
> On Feb 2, 2008, at 6:52 PM, Giualian Sander wrote:
>
> Hi gents,
>
> I'm new to cmake, and I've found a project called CMakeBuilder (
> www.cmakebuilder.com) across the internet.
>
> I'm a C++/Autohell developer from years (let's says decades !) And I found
> interesting the visual approach of this tool, especially for understanding
> CMake structure and syntax.
>
>
> Even if it's beta right now, I think it brings some "easy to
> learn"-capability to CMake
>
> Do anyone of you know about the upcoming features as described on
> eclipseplugincentral.com ?
>
> I'm currently in charge of a "from scratch" project, working with a lot of
> eclipse/C++ developers, and I'm not willing to maintain a AutoHell
> configuration on such a scale.
>
> Thought I'm conviced that CMake is the right choice for me, is such a
> plugin a good choice for me ?
>
> Thanks for your advices....
>
> BRgds
>
> Giualian Sander
>
>
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