Re:Ray Tracing in pure CMake
by jcelerier on Saturday January 09, 2021 @04:14PM
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> But if it's using CMake then you need CMake. Oh, but you don't have that. Ok, now you have to install that.
you don't, CMake is able to bootstrap from nothing, it only requires a C++ compiler
> The whole thing about portability is that it should actually work even on systems you do not have access to. If all you need to support is Ubuntu 18.04 (or newer) and Windows, then why not just have a Makefile and a MSVC project file? That would be much easier than CMake or autotools.
having been in that exact place it's definitely not true
you don't, CMake is able to bootstrap from nothing, it only requires a C++ compiler
> The whole thing about portability is that it should actually work even on systems you do not have access to. If all you need to support is Ubuntu 18.04 (or newer) and Windows, then why not just have a Makefile and a MSVC project file? That would be much easier than CMake or autotools.
having been in that exact place it's definitely not true