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From: Thomas Guyot-Sionnest <dermoth@aei.ca>
To: Kosta Zertsekel <zertsekel@gmail.com>,
	Bitcoin Protocol Discussion
	<bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org>,
	Jeffrey Paul <jp@eeqj.com>
Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Core build system (automake vs cmake)
Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2017 11:25:19 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20470035-2199-d822-f97a-11611a71f490@aei.ca> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CADxo8WLk_Ttaa3-jXQXaCJ3E+tKH9J7uUFAN_pfvtWOx_77cAA@mail.gmail.com>

On 23/10/17 07:52 AM, Kosta Zertsekel via bitcoin-dev wrote:
> >> On Oct 22, 2017, at 13:11, Kosta Zertsekel wrote:
> >> I wonder why automake has become the build system for Bitcoin Core?
> >> I mean - why not cmake which is considered better?
> >> Can you please point to the relevant discussion or explanation?
>
> > On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 6:24 AM, Jeffrey Paul <jp@eeqj.com
> <mailto:jp@eeqj.com>> wrote:
> > Considered by whom? Automake is the standard and I prefer it as it
> requires
> > no additional install on most systems. For that, I consider it better.
>
> Well, here are some quotes about CMake build tools...
>
> [...]
>
> All of them (CMake, Meson, Ninja) had a goal to replace automake.
> Was there any discussion about choosing the best build system for
> Bitcoin Core?

What exact problem are you trying to fix for bitcoin-core?

Each build system have their pros and cons, and what you need it the
right tool for the job. Unless there is a specific problem to solve and
that cmake can solve it without causing other issues, why would you want
to change?

Or better yet, convert yourself bitcoin-core to cmake and show the
developers that it makes build config simpler without scarifying
features (cross-platform builds, gitian...) then maybe they'll adopt it.

Regards,

-- 
Thomas




      reply	other threads:[~2017-10-24 15:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-10-22 17:11 [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Core build system (automake vs cmake) Kosta Zertsekel
     [not found] ` <FB8D6509-5C2E-4F4F-9D7F-6CFB90591FB0@eeqj.com>
2017-10-23 11:52   ` Kosta Zertsekel
2017-10-24 15:25     ` Thomas Guyot-Sionnest [this message]

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