On Sonntag, 11. Februar 2024 12:38:35 CET K=E5re S=E4rs wrote:
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> I have a hunch that the workflow to manually run cmake in a terminal and
> then after that open the build folder with Kate, to get the CMake-Project,
> is not what most users would expect.
> I think most users would expect is to "open a CMake project" by "opening"
> the CMakeLists.txt and then Kate would create the build directory and run
> the configure command(s).

maybe when a user expects an IDE with a fully integrated cmake support, may=
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then, yes.=20
=46or me, it's completely different.
There is the case that I'm working on the project I'm actually working on,=
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then this may be reasonable.=20
But quite often there are projects where I'm just a consumer. I get the=20
sources and build and install them from the command line.
Then, sometimes I have to do something in them, maybe because it doesn't=20
build, or I need to debug something, or change installation rules, or=20
something.
Then I don't want a new build tree and rebuild everything.
I simply want to use kate to work on the already existing build tree.

I'm supporting people working with different IDEs with varying levels of=20
support for cmake.
=46or each of them the user has to find out how they integrate cmake, and h=
ow to=20
configure that:
=2D do I have to create a project for that IDE in cmake (Visual Studio), or=
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the IDE itself run cmake ?
=2D  if so, which cmake does it run ? the user may have multiple versions=20
installed. Does it search via PATH, or is this configurable ? Or does it co=
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with an embedded copy of cmake ? Which version is that ?
=2D if it runs cmake, how do I set cmake variables, and what is the recomme=
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way to tell cmake which compiler to use ? (since this has to be done before=
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the initial cmake run)
=2D if it runs cmake, where does it create the build directory ? Does it ha=
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builtin defaults where they are created ? Can I adjust how they are named ?
=2D why happens if I switch between build types in the IDE ? Does it reconf=
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the build tree and so force a full rebuild ? Or does it know about e.g. the=
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multo-config ninja generator ? Or does it create a separate build tree for =
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type ?

I know IDEs do that, and I think it's much better to let the user just say=
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"this is my build tree, use it".

Alex