extra-cmake-modules project has been created

Allen Winter winter at kde.org
Tue Jun 28 01:10:34 CEST 2011


On Monday 27 June 2011 3:56:35 PM Alexander Neundorf wrote:
> On Friday 24 June 2011, Allen Winter wrote:
> > On Friday, June 24, 2011 03:32:55 am Alexander Neundorf wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > as discussed during the Platform 11 sprint in Randa, we want to move the
> > > Find- modules from kdelibs into a separate package, which can also be
> > > used by non- KDE applications.
> > > 
> > > For that now there is the project extra-cmake-modules:
> > > https://projects.kde.org/projects/kdesupport/extra-cmake-modules
> > > 
> > > It has just been set up.
> > 
> > Not really.  The clone is empty.
> > 
> > > Please join if you are interested and want to help.
> > > 
> > > Raphael went through all our cmake modules and made a table:
> > > http://community.kde.org/KDE_Core/Platform_11/Buildsystem/FindFilesSurvey
> > > 
> > > we'll have to work more on the table, e.g. instead of "Upstream" there
> > > should be "Upstream to cmake"/"Upstream to ecm" (extra-cmake-modules).
> > 
> > Do we have criteria for making a module Upstreamable to cmake?
> 
> Biggest thing: the one who wants to get it upstream into cmake must volunteer 
> to maintain it in cmake.
> 
> And it should be of general usefulness.
> Beside that, basically what is listed here: 
> http://techbase.kde.org/Policies/CMake_Coding_Style (including the linked 
> readme.txt).
> 
Ok, so let's adhere to the CMake_Coding_Style (and readme info).
That way we can more easily move our stuff farther upstream as desired in the future.




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