[CMake] What does `cross-platform' mean?

[Eric Noulard]

2008/11/7 Jed Brown <jed at 59a2.org>:
>> My current opinion is the "multiple version" issue should be handle
>> by a "CRAY module"-like tool and not by CMake itself.
>>
>> If the underlying tool is efficient then CMake FIND module should find
>> the appropriate version.
>
> Thank you Eric, this greatly clarifies some design decisions.  May I
> interpret this to mean that CMake does not intend to be concerned with
> finding the `right' version of a library, it is the job of the OS to
> make the system paths find the correct versions?

Before reading on your comment I want to tell clearly that I am
expression MY OWN OPINION regarding CMake design.

I'm a pleased CMake user but not an official CMake developper.
My word are "only a MY simple user point of view".

That said I'll go on reading your comment
on come back afterwards.

-- 
Erk