CMake for D2 ready for testers

[Jens Mueller]

Gour wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Feb 2011 14:10:59 +0100
> Jens Mueller <jens.k.mueller at gmx.de> wrote:
> 
> > Hmm. I do it like this.
> > Download CMake from the official site and install it to
> > /path/to/myhome/local. Then I set PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH as needed.
> > And if I configure CMakeD using my cmake it will install the files to
> > /path/to/myhome/local/where/cmake/puts/its/files.
> 
> I've asked on #cmake about the possibility to include CMakedD in the
> official release...

Thank you for asking.

> Here are some tips I got:
> 
> * "well it needs to be cleaned up more"

Definitely.

> * "as I said before the D support is not in a state that it can be accepted"

I heard that. CMakeD had so many maintainers in such a short time. I
think they already asked for it a while ago.

> * "you need to create a git branch add it"

Minor problem. I prefer git.

> * "compile cmake and it needs to pass ctest -R ModuleNotices -V...and
>   other stuff"

I do not know about these internals.

> I hope it helps and can be tailored for inclusion into release.

I mainly push it as far as I need it because writing CMake code is no
fun for me (and I do it in my free time). Further I have the impression
that nobody really cares. I mean there _many_ viable ways to have better
configuration/build support for D.

Jens