[Tooling] Purview of SG15 and cmake

Robin Rowe robin.rowe at cinepaint.org
Thu Feb 22 21:33:19 CET 2018


> I was wondering what was the extent of what is meant by tooling ?
> Would it only be about providing tools, or can we discuss about ways to 
> make C++ more tools friendly?

Both interest me. I'm into automatic language translation (e.g., Java to 
C++) and automatic refactoring of C++ (bringing legacy code into best 
practices).

> I do have a pretty strong opinion on tooling C++ : It can't be done. Not 
> really. The preprocessor and its pesky #ifdef blocks...

While it seems hard, as an engineering effort it seems easier to build 
reliable C++ tooling than it is to build say reliable autonomous 
vehicles, something engineers are already building.

I take your point that the build system will need to be embraced to get 
a complete C++ tools picture. Is standardizing cmake as part of C++, at 
least within the mandate of tools, something we can all agree on?

Robin


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