[Development] CMake && QtCreator cross-compilation for ARM fails
Thiago Macieira
thiago.macieira at intel.com
Thu Dec 13 01:39:32 CET 2018
On Wednesday, 12 December 2018 15:20:28 PST Kevin Kofler wrote:
> > PS: WTF? Why the Qt's management choosed the CMake's instead of QBS?
>
> Because CMake is a widespread tool written in C++/STL (so, unlike QBS, it
> does not depend on Qt, which would mean a circular dependency when building
> Qt), widely packaged for GNU/Linux distributions, and with binaries for
> Windows and macOS shipped by CMake upstream (Kitware) themselves. It has a
> live upstream at Kitware, so Qt does not have to maintain it. And it is
> already widely used in the Qt and KDE community.
Also, and perhaps more importantly: it has a very big community of people who
can help answer questions. Like this one.
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Thiago Macieira - thiago.macieira (AT) intel.com
Software Architect - Intel Open Source Technology Center
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