Does CMake Only Work for C++? And Other Questions...

Got questions about CMake? In this video, Hans gives answers to the most common questions people ask Google.
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[@geraldrichardson5281]

'Promosm'

[@happygofishing]

Wouldn't it be easier if windows just shipped with make

[@KeaSigmaDelta]

Yes, but the situation is what it is...

[@happygofishing]

@@KeaSigmaDelta windows always makes itself a pain compared to the Unixes.

[@KeaSigmaDelta]

@@happygofishing You can actually use Make on Windows with the GCC compiler. Theoretically, you could even use it with the Visual C++ compiler. However, Visual Studio's command line parameters are completely different to GCC's, so you'd have to supply parameters on a per-compiler basis.

[@happygofishing]

@@KeaSigmaDelta this is what I'm saying, it would be very convenient for CL to move towards more GCC/CLANG command line parameters.

[@KeaSigmaDelta]

@@happygofishing It's never going to happen, because they'd have to break compatibility with all existing build scripts.