Hi!
I'm evaluating the possibility to switch from Eclipse to C::B also. And yes I'm also using custom makefiles for cross-platform build. The difference is I'm not using any tools like autoconf whatsoever, instead I have a pretty complex "master" makefile, which is referenced from all the (very simple) end-projects makefiles, and the master does all the magic. So generating a C::B project file here is not the option.
Yet there is another problems. One of the platforms I have to support is AIX, and I have only a relatively slow remote access to all of the available AIX machines. As far as I understand, I need to have a graphical desktop available in order to use the C::B build system, but the only option available is ssh console. I have once tried to use the X desktop on AIX, but due to the connection limitations it was not usable. And of course I am not sure I will be able to build the C::B itself on AIX. In contrast I can not name the OS for which a prebuilt gmake binary would not be available.
To sum up. I understand that my case is far from being a common case, yet I'm sure I'm not the only guy
on the earth with such requirements. To make C::B a viable option for those like me either external makefiles should be fully supported, or a command line tool capable of building the projects based on the C::B project files should be implemented. And it should be written in a way it will be possible to compile it on nearly any imaginable OS.
Thanks.
Andrey.