[CMake] Generic XML output file of project heirarchy

[David Cole]

This sounds pretty similar to the recent mailing list discussions
about the json file listing targets and properties of them at generate
time.

What would be the point? Just to look at the file as a human to see
what's in it? Or would you use it for something else...?

On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 9:25 AM, Michael Jackson
<mike.jackson at bluequartz.net> wrote:
> Has there ever been any interest in CMake producing a generic "XML" (or some other file format) file that lays out the project structure. I envision this to be a "Generator" that has elements of the CodeBlocks and Eclipse style of project setup but groups things together a bit more? So for each target one would list the source files, the include directories, the name of the target, special target properties? I guess one could base it on Unix Makefiles and have the "make command" that would be used to actually build the project? Is there something already in CMake that I am missing perhaps?
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks
> Mike Jackson
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