cmake plugin: use native primitives
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Current evaluation
Merged into master. The cmake plugin replaces make with native primitives, enabling alternative build generators like ninja. Approved by reviewer, passed CI, and integrated successfully.
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Issue body
Remove the dependency on make and use native primitives to build using
cmake instead. This allows the build to be configured to use e.g.; ninja.
LP: #1802314
Signed-off-by: Sergio Schvezov <sergio.schvezov@canonical.com>
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Evaluation history
| Date | Model | Scores | Action | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b | — | — | Merged into master. The cmake plugin replaces make with native primitives, enabling alternative build generators like ninja. Approved by reviewer, passed CI, and integrated successfully. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged. Replaced make dependency in the cmake plugin with native build primitives, enabling alternative generators like ninja. Approved by maintainers and merged following code review and coverage checks. | |
| qwen3.6-35b-a3b-mtp-q6 | — | — | Merged into master. Replaced the make dependency in the cmake plugin with native CMake primitives, enabling alternative build generators like Ninja. Approved by @hsitter and integrated despite a minor coverage decrease. |
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Related issues
| Issue | Project | State | Summary | Similarity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1802314 use cmake primitives instead | snapcraft (launchpad) | closed | Closed without discussion. The request to replace the make plugin with native cmake build and install primitives was abandoned, with no resolution or implementation details recorded. | |
| #3165 Update cmake plugin to support Ninja generator | snapcraft | merged | Merged. Adds a cmake-generator plugin option to enable Ninja builds, leveraging CMake 3.15+ features. Reviewer suggestions were acknowledged, and the update was successfully integrated. |