sincere question from a beginner, what am I supposed to do with the windows cmake source?
use cmake to compile it?
#what am I supposed to do with the windows cmake source?
lucid mortar
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rotund python
sincere question from a beginner, what am I supposed to do with the windows cmak...
I mean, do you need the source?
lucid mortar
Compile it if you so desire
but if I dont have cmake how to compile it with cmake?
rotund python
get cmake xD
lucid mortar
not really, just curious about this
rotund python
seriously propably just get cmake to compile cmake
rotund python
An older version
I mean it doesn't even need to be an older version persay
lucid mortar
so people need a binary at the start
rotund python
at this point yes propably
astral drum
I mean it doesn't even need to be an older version persay
Yeah but that's what you'd assume someone would use
rotund python
Yeah but that's what you'd assume someone would use
I mean possibly :P
anyhow the entire point is once cmake exist, cmake can use cmake to build itself
you need an initial version
it's like profilers profiling themself to become better
astral drum
I mean technically cmake is a compiler wrapper so one also could just use the compiler with 10 lines of arguments
rotund python
yeah, propably what was done at first
lucid mortar
btw why do so many places only provide source instead of providing binary files to me?
rotund python
btw why do so many places only provide source instead of providing binary files ...
cause it's not practiacal, binary files only work on specific platforms and architectures
sourcefiles can be compiled to "any" architecture
it also depends on if it's something thats intended to be included in your projects and linked against or simply run
astral drum
btw why do so many places only provide source instead of providing binary files ...
There are multiple architectures and OSes
Multiply each and you'll have hundreds of combinations
Usually Windows is compiled because it's the most used OS unfortunately