Learning BIRD source

[Maria Matějka]

On April 15, 2019 3:03:38 PM GMT+02:00, Brian Topping <brian.topping at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Apr 14, 2019, at 11:07 PM, Maria Matějka <jan.matejka at nic.cz>
>wrote:
>> 
>> And couldn't you just share what IDE you are trying to setup with
>BIRD and what exact problems you have? It should take me less time
>helping you setup BIRD in that specific IDE than merging CMake, not
>even counting your time needed for the rewrite.
>
>Indeed, I was trying to avoid creating work for others. It’s with
>CLion. The problem is the symbol tracing and syntax highlighting, it’s
>clear that the headers and sources are not being read correctly. As I
>mentioned, I built the sources cleanly with Autotools and then imported
>the project. It generates CMakeLists.txt, but they are incorrect (even
>though this often works). I’m open to using other IDEs that work out of
>the box, I simply have a license for CLion.
>
>Anyone can get a 30 day license for CLion when it opens, just download
>the enterprise version and use it. Also, open source contributors can
>get a free license that can only be used for open source projects.

I'll try it in several days, please kick me if I don't respond until Thursday. 

>> What I'm trying to say – let's first try to find a quick and easy way
>to fix your problem before doing a project-wide change.
>
>Yes, I agree that would be a more appropriate first step, much
>appreciated. I just typically assume the best way to get something done
>is to not expect someone to be there to help. So maybe I went too far
>with that this time :)

You didn't count the time needed to merge your change. :) 

Maria