Never going to happen. The kitware folks are aware of how bad the cmake language is, but they would rather corral it into a semblance of sanity (e.g. actual typ

Never going to happen. The kitware folks are aware of how bad the cmake language is, but they would rather corral it into a semblance of sanity (e.g. actual types rather than everything being stringly typed, eliminating the imperative stuff) than provide a different language. Have to say I agree. Anyone who wants to use a different language should really look at a different build system. It would about the same amount of pain.