[Qt5-feedback] Build system requirements for Qt5

[Thiago Macieira]

Em Tuesday, 7 de June de 2011, às 19:01:35, Nicolas Arnaud-Cormos escreveu:
> > The IDE needs to be able to get the file listing from any project, it
> > needs to build any project, it needs to get the compiler options
> > (especially the preprocessor options, -I and -D) for every single file
> > file, but it only need to write back to the project for simple projects
> > (the threshold of simplicity is what we can make of it). If you need to
> > hand-edit the CMakeLists.txt files in KDE to add new files or compiler
> > options, that's fine.
> 
> I kind of disagree here. Simple actions, like adding a new class to your 
> project, should be done automatically by the IDE.
> If you want more power, for example adding a new class only for Windows,
> then  it's ok to edit the project file.
> 
> Right now, it's a pity that we have to edit the CMakeLists.txt to add a
> class  generated by the wizard in Qt Creator. I would love to see more
> integration here.

I think that's a needed use-case, yes, but only for simple CMakeLists.txt. If 
you have something as complex as a KDE CMakeLists.txt, where the 
"add_executable" default macro is replaced with something else, then you'll 
need to hand-edit.

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