Buildsystem TODO list

[Alexander Neundorf]

On Tuesday 23 August 2011, Michael Jansen wrote:
> > > > Why not ?
> > > > CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH will still be prefered.
> > > > (and when using PATHS instead of HINTS it would be checked after
> > > > everything else)
> > > 
> > > But it WOULD BE CHECKED. That is all to say. I can't control anymore
> > > where it looks.
> > 
> > The Find-modules which we have or which come with cmake do that anyway.
> > There is a relatively long list of standard directories, several/many of
> > the Find-modules add their own custom directories where to look for
> > stuff.
> 
> Each on of them faulty.
> 
> > This is normal cmake behaviour.
> 
> This is a normal pretty standard cmake error. Just because many people do
> it doesn't make it right.
> 
> Build and Configuration Management is about predicatable and reproducable
> build behaviour. Magic is bad. Uncertainty is bad. Uncontrollable behaviour
> is bad.
> 
> This _normal cmake behaviour_ torpedos that. Another regression of cmake
> compared to autoconf.

Then bring your issues up on the cmake mailing list please.

Alex