[Live-devel] liveMedia and CMake

[Joshua Migdal]

You can use makefiles just fine in windows. nmake -f <makefile>.

But with that said, I prefer to use Visual Studio projects instead of
makefiles for my build environment. Making a visual studio project for
live555 was very easy. I'll post mine to this list (or wherever
appropriate) after I clean it up and make it suitable for distribution
along with the standard live555 checkout.

Josh


On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 6:11 PM, Ross Finlayson <finlayson at live555.com> wrote:
>> Are there any ideological objections against CMake?
>
> No.
>
> The only problem I have with using "CMake" (or something like it) is that it
> would impose a small burden (i.e., having to download and install a new
> utility) on most developers who use this software (those who develop for
> Unix/Posix/Linux/MacOS systems), merely because Microsoft apparently decided
> - a few years ago - to make it difficult for Windows developers to use
> "Makefiles", despite the fact that "Makefiles" have been the standard
> software configuration mechanism for 30 years now.
>
> But here's what I'll do: I'll poll this mailing list to get a feel what
> people prefer, and I'll use the results of the poll (in about a week) to
> help make a decision.
>
>
> So, if you're a developer who uses the "LIVE555 Streaming Media" software,
> please send email to
>        support at live555.com
> (*not* to this mailing list), with the following Subject: line
>        CMake poll: <N>
> Where <N> is one of the following:
>        -1      I'm happy with the existing "genMakefiles" mechanism, and
> don't want to change.
>        0       I develop only for Unix/Posix/Linux/MacOS systems, but would
> not mind switching to using "CMake" instead of the "genMakefiles" script.
>        1       I develop for Windows (or something else other than
> Unix/Posix/Linux/MacOS), and would prefer to start using "CMake".
>        2       I would prefer to switch to using something else, but not
> "CMake".  (If so, please say - in the body of your email - what you would
> prefer to use.)
>
> The body of your email can be empty (unless you choose option 2).
>
>
> Note: I will count responses only if
>        - The response is sent to "support at live555.com", *not* to this
> mailing list, and
>        - The email's "From:" address is that of a subscriber to the mailing
> list, and
>        - This email address is a professional email address (i.e., not
> "@hotmail", "@aol", "@gmail", "@yahoo", etc.)
>
> Any other responses *will* be ignored.
> --
>
> Ross Finlayson
> Live Networks, Inc.
> http://www.live555.com/
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