05.05.2020, 00:32, "Johannes Schindelin" <johannes.schindelin@xxxxxx>: > Hi Konst, > > On Sun, 3 May 2020, Konstantin Tokarev wrote: > >> 03.05.2020, 20:21, "Junio C Hamano" <gitster@xxxxxxxxx>: >> > Sibi Siddharthan <sibisiddharthan.github@xxxxxxxxx> writes: >> > >> >>> As you say, an extra instruction in INSTALL file to tell users to >> >>> copy from contrib/cmake may workable, though it is unsatisfactory. >> >>> But the other one will not simply work. If we need to have a new >> >>> file with string "CMake" in its name at the top-level *anyway*, we >> >>> should have the real thing to reduce one step from those who want to >> >>> use it. Those who do not want to see "CMake" at the toplevel are >> >>> already harmed either way, if is a dummy or if it is the real thing. >> >> >> >> In your opinion, what would be the best way to communicate with users, there is >> >> an optional CMake build system for git? >> > >> > You do not want to hear my opinion, as my priorities would be >> > different from yours ;-) >> > >> > Given that we all agreed that the only reason we contemplate use of >> > CMake in our project is strictly to help Windows build, i.e. due to >> > the same reason why we have contrib/buildsystems/, it is not one of >> > my goals to communicate with general users about optional CMake >> > support in the first place. It has lower priority than keeping the >> > project tree and the project history less cluttered. >> > >> > So my first preference would be an instruction somewhere in install >> > or readme that tells those who want to build for windows to copy >> > from (or perhaps update cmake to offer the "-f" option and tell it >> > to read from) contrib/cmake/CMakeLists.txt to the toplevel before >> > doing anything [*1*]. >> >> FWIW, CMakeLists.txt doesn't have to be in the root of source tree in >> order to work. It can perfectly work from contrib/cmake after necessary >> changes in relative paths. > > Would you have an example handy, or a link to an article describing this? It's so trivial that I'm not sure what such an article would have to describe. https://github.com/annulen/cmake-example -- Regards, Konstantin
