[Qt5-feedback] Build system requirements for Qt5

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----- Original Message ----

> From: Alexander Neundorf <neundorf at kde.org>
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> > - it needs to feed an IDE with a useful understanding of the  project
> >    structure (not some random foo.o targets whose  existence the IDE must
> >    divine out of thin air)
> 
> CMake  can easily put all existing targets into the project file for the IDE, 
> the  IDE doesn't have to guess them.
> 

Last I used CMake, that really depended on what you wanted to do.
For instance, Header Files only made it into the output generated project (e.g. 
VC++ project) _if_ you also wanted to do pre-compiled headers (which I 
personally detest and don't use).
It was also very difficult to organize the files in the display of the IDE 
output generated projects - e.g. grouping them together for logical purposes. 
(There was a way to do it, I forget how off hand, but it wasn't very intuitive.)

So, I'd very strong advocate that whatever tool it has maintain QMake's ability 
to differentiate between source and headers and put headers into the project 
files, and even go one step further of being able to do IDE Display Folders so 
that both could be logically organized - e.g. headers, headers\protocol, etc.

Again, It's been a couple years since I used CMake (2008?) so please correct me 
if this has since changed. I certainly didn't see Kitware moving in that 
direction at that time, so I doubt it has - but would be very happy if it did 
change.

$0.02

Ben