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What boggles my mind is that it was conceived on a project (medical imaging, iirc) where they were using Tcl as an embedded language, decided to create a new bu
by bch 8y ago
What boggles my mind is that it was conceived on a project (medical imaging, iirc) where they were using Tcl as an embedded language, decided to create a new build system that needed an embedded language and... decided to write one from scratch?
I would have love, love, LOVED to see Tcl in that space.
- jzwinck 8y agoThey thought if they used Tcl, CMake would not have enjoyed widespread adoption: http://www.aosabook.org/en/cmake.html http://www.aosabook.org/en/cmake.html To me, the CMake language is the only part that keeps me on the lookout for a CMake replacement.
- gaius 8y agoI would have love, love, LOVED to see Tcl in that space. 100% agree, a Tcl based build system would be a dream come true. I wonder why they thought it would not enjoy widespread adoption. Plenty of Tcl-based systems did, after all, and it's only because of fashion now that people aren't still using it.
- bch 8y agoThere is smake[0], which I use a lot, and lots of room to grow with (I.e.: dig in and figure out idioms), but Tcl/cmake could have been very interesting. [0] http://chiselapp.com/user/Setok/repository/smake/index http://chiselapp.com/user/Setok/repository/smake/index
- xfer 8y agofpga vendors have adapted tcl as build tools for a long time.