#1619 Minimal required CMake version
Metadata
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Reported by | Christoph Grüninger (gruenich@iws.uni-stuttgart.de) |
| Reported at | Apr 17, 2015 07:52 |
| Type | Discussion |
| Version | Git (pre2.4) [cmake] |
| Operating System | Unspecified / All |
Description
With Dune 2.4 we promise to stay compatible with CMake 2.8.6 which was released in October 2011. You can find the complete list of release dates at [1].
In contrast to Autotools, CMake barely has external dependencies, it is easy to build locally, and Kitware provides binaries that work out of the box [2]. We wanted to limit the support for older compiler versions with Dune 3.0. I'd like to discuss the minimal required CMake version for Dune 3.0.
I propose to go with CMake 3.0. This will be part of Debian "Jessie" 8. Please keep in mind that Dune 3.0 probably won't be released in 2015.
[1] http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_Released_Versions [2] http://www.cmake.org/download/