[RESULT][VOTE] Switch Apache Thrift from autoconf to cmake

[Jake Farrell <jf...@apache.org>]

With 6 +1's (3 binding and 3 community), 1 +0 and no negative votes the
proposed switch from autoconf to cmake passes. After 0.9.3 is released we
will start steps #2 and #3 as outlined in the vote. Thanks everyone for
taking the time to submit your votes

-Jake




On Wed, May 13, 2015 at 12:21 AM, Jake Farrell <jf...@apache.org> wrote:

> Based on a previous positive discussion regarding switching our build
> system over from autoconf to cmake [1] and the recent progress that has
> been made with cmake in trunk I would like to propose the following
>
> 1. we cut Apache Thrift 0.9.3 using the current layout with autoconf
> 2. remove autoconf completely from trunk and replace any missing library
> builds with cmake
> 3. cut Apache Thrift 1.0 with cmake
>
> I am concerned that not selecting one build system over the other and
> trying to maintain both will start to impact quality in the long run and
> want to make sure that we maintain the the best possible experience for our
> community and developers.
>
> Since this is a major change in how the project is built I want to
> encourage all community members to cast a vote as this will impact how
> everyone uses Apache Thrift on a regular basis
>
> The vote will close on Sun May 17 00:00:00 EDT 2015
>
> [ ] +1 Switch Apache Thrift from autoconf to cmake
> [ ] +0
> [ ] -1 Do not switch Apache Thrift from autoconf to cmake because...
>
> I would like to get the voting started with my own +1
>
> -Jake
>
> [1]: http://s.apache.org/1HC
>