Separate package for cmake modules

[Pavel Heimlich, a.k.a. hajma]

2011/6/9 Alexander Neundorf <neundorf at kde.org>:
> Hi,
>
> a big topic on the buildsystem side in the Randa sprint was how to get our
> cmake modules more upstream, so they can be used also in non-KDE modules.
>
> So either get them directly into cmake or create a separate package with no
> dependencies on Qt or KDE or anything beside CMake.
>
> For most of our Find-modules it makes more sense to put them into such a
> separate package, since getting them into cmake comes with a cost (having to
> require the newer version of cmake, finding maintainers for each module in
> cmake).
>
> Raphael has put together a table with an overview over what we have in
> kdelibs/cmake/modules/:
> http://community.kde.org/KDE_Core/Platform_11/Buildsystem/FindFilesSurvey
>
>
> So, two questions:
>
> -who want to be involved ?
> (beside me and I guess Raphael)

I cannot promise any serious man days into this, but once there's
something solid ready I'll likely give it a run on my platform and
give you some feedback

P.

>
> -we need a name for it. There are already two "cmake-modules" projects, one on
> google-code (basically dead), and one on github (author did not respond yet).
> I'd suggest "extra cmake modules", so it's not a third "cmake modules", it
> doesn't look like it might have a dependency to Qt or KDE, and as prefix for
> macros provided by this package "ecm_" could be used. Other ideas ?
>
> Alex
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