Wireshark-dev: Re: [Wireshark-dev] Update Windows Build Instructions

From: Stephen Fisher <sfisher@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 11:06:23 -0700
On Mon, Jan 05, 2015 at 06:02:53PM +0000, Graham Bloice wrote:

> I don't get your last comment.  Unless you're modifying the build 
> system or adding new files, CMake doesn't come into it after the 
> initial solution generation.  The solution files automagically rebuild 
> themselves if something in the CMakeLists has changed (i.e. a new file 
> has been added).

I see.

> While not the greatest tool to work with, CMake does do a good job.  
> The dependencies etc. are much better handled than in nmake (minimal 
> rebuilds), it's faster (given more cores), clean is < 2 secs, and 
> folks only need to manage one build system on all CMake platforms.
> 
> Have you tried using CMake for Wireshark on bsd?

No, I've only used cmake to build something else in the past.  I'll give 
it a try.