[CMake] Thanks

[Convey Christian J NPRI]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Hoffman [mailto:bill.hoffman at kitware.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 11:06 AM
> To: Convey Christian J NPRI
> Cc: cmake at cmake.org
> Subject: Re: [CMake] Thanks
> 
> Convey Christian J NPRI wrote:
> > Sorry if there's a better forum for this message, but I 
> thought this would reach the most CMake developers and module 
> maintainers...
> > 
> > Thanks!  CMake has saved me lots and lots of time, and made 
> my work more enjoyable.
> > 
> > I had a large (by my standards) C++ project that ran on 
> Linux.  Switching to CMake let me eliminate a fairly complex 
> Makefile-based system with a much simpler CMake-based one.  
> It also made it nearly *trivial* to port the code to OS X, 
> thanks to CMake's ability to easily produce app bundles and 
> to its XCode generator.
> > 
> > I've also recently started porting a large Fortran project 
> from Windows / Visual Fortran to Linux / gfortran.  Being 
> able to use CMake for my Linux builds let me basically ignore 
> the build system and focus instead on the code.  So it saved 
> me time and let me avoid tedious work.  Thanks guys.
> > \
> 
> That is great.  Would it be possible to mention the projects here:
> 
> http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_Projects
> 
> -Bill
> 

I wish I could, but the Navy is schizophrenic about having staff members like me publicly anouncing stuff.  I could either get a pat on the back, or get yelled at, for doing something like that without going through Public Relations.  So I'd rather not. :(  Still, I wanted to let you guys know that you're doing us a lot of good.

- Christian