Using CMake to Build Qt Projects

[riussi]

Thanks to Johan Thelin for the "article":http://developer.qt.nokia.com/quarterly/view/using_cmake_to_build_qt_projects in Qt Quarterly.

One question: is there a variable to add the declarative module to the used modules list like for example network:

SET ( QT_USE_QTOPENGL TRUE )

[riussi]

Ah, it seems to be SET (QT_USE_QTDECLARATIVE TRUE)

[IrQX]

Is it true that Qt plans to refuse the qmake and go to use cmake?

[Smar]

I suppose no, instead they are going to improve qmake... Or so I heard.

After all, by no means cmake isn't perfect either.

[IrQX]

BTW, now a learning cmake as replacement for qmake for Qt projects. And I can say, that cmake is more powerful and flexible tool as making tool. But for small projects like "calculator" qmake better.

[sabrog]

I like idea using QtScript instead .pro files. Good "article":http://labs.trolltech.com/blogs/2009/10/14/to-make-or-not-to-make-qmake-and-beyond-redux/.

[IrQX]

[quote author="SABROG" date="1280994372"]I like idea using QtScript instead .pro files. Good "article":http://labs.trolltech.com/blogs/2009/10/14/to-make-or-not-to-make-qmake-and-beyond-redux/.[/quote]

Why this way is better than CMake?

[Smar]

CMake's syntax is a bit unintuitive and if you need to do anything besides declarations, it gets pretty messy unless you want to put quite a bit time to write modules...

Or that's how I think about it.

[tobias.hunger]

Smar: "if you need to do anything besides declarations, it gets pretty messy" does unfortunately describe pretty much any build system I ever had to deal with:-(

[Smar]

Yeah, see, I'm not suggesting to use anything... So far I have been using CMake as it has done its done job well, whatever I have needed to do. It doesn't mean I like it, though :)

[IrQX]

[quote author="Smar" date="1281084862"]CMake's syntax is a bit unintuitive and if you need to do anything besides declarations, it gets pretty messy unless you want to put quite a bit time to write modules...

Or that's how I think about it.
[/quote]

Ok, Smar, this is an option form in CMake for build/update translations.

@option (UPDATE_TRANSLATIONS "Update source translation *.ts files (WARNING: make clean will delete the source .ts files! Danger!)")

if (UPDATE_TRANSLATIONS)
QT4_CREATE_TRANSLATION(QM_FILES ${TRANSLATIONS})
else (UPDATE_TRANSLATIONS)
QT4_ADD_TRANSLATION(QM_FILES ${TRANSLATIONS})
endif (UPDATE_TRANSLATIONS) @

What replacement for it will be in QtScript as buldsystem or other stuff?