[Cmake] CMake version 2.0 beta

[Ken Martin]

Hello folks,

On behalf of Bill, Brad, Andy and the rest of the CMake team, we are =
pleased
to announce that the beta version of CMake 2.0 is available for =
download.
CMake 2.0 includes a number of bug fixes and improvements from 1.8.3. We
believe that CMake 2.0 is fully backwards compatible with CMake 1.8 (or
course we believe a great many things that may not be true :-). A list =
of
changes from 1.8 is included below. Thanks to everyone for helping out =
with
feedback, dashboards, patches, and suggestions. If you run into any =
problems
please either enter a big on the bug tracker or email this list.

Thanks
Ken


- Platform independent Install (no more install-sh); supports pre =
install,
post install, manifest, destdir...; faster and it works on Windows=20

- Add support for SWIG

- Optional support for relative paths

- INCLUDE and FIND_PACKAGE both check CMAKE_MODULE_PATH=20

- IF command supports better expression support, like IF(A AND B AND C)

- IF command now has a numeric EQUAL test

- MACRO's now support variable arguments

- FOREACH supports a RANGE of values generator

- CMake supports an automatic pre-load cmake file in the source tree of =
a
project.

- GET_TARGET_PROPERTY can give you the build location of a target.

- Loaded commands have a crash signal handler to detect crashes not =
caused
by cmake.

- GET/SET_DIRECTORY_PROPERTY/PROPERTIES commands so that we can	change
include directories and get all sorts of things.=20

- VEBOSE build option for visual studio IDE generators.

- FIND_LIBRARY and FIND_PATH now look in CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH and
CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH environment variables in addition to and before the =
PATH
environment variable.

- Each sub project in a project now creates a top level IDE =
project/solution
file so it can be loaded independently.

- A safety check was added to make sure that files written using =
WRITE_FILE
and FILE WRITE are not used as input files which can lead to infinite =
loops
in the build.

- Add support for adding object files and sources. This way you can use
external program such as assembler or fortran to generate object files. =
Also
start of fixing: Bug #757

- add .o file as a source file.

- New REMOVE_DEFINITION command, opposite to ADD_DEFINITIONS.

- CCmake support for HOME and END keys. Also fix Bug #666, in CCMake =
when
deleting something, it does not stop at the beginning of line.

- Fix external projects for VS7 and VS6.

- New support for import of modules without specifying a path.

- New testing option to build and run an executable --build-and-test.

- Support for shared library versions on UNIX.

- SUBDIR command now supports PREORDER build option.

- Add support for file names with +-~ in them for borland compiler.

- Mac OSX bundle executable creation support with the ADD_EXECUTABLE
command.

- CTest Support for in-source builds.

- CTest Skip tests that do not have defects.

- CTest new option -I that adds the ability to run a limited sub-set of =
the
tests.

- CTest support for Valgrind and Purify.

- CTest New testing script support,that allows the nightly testing =
process
to be automated.

- New Find modules: FindPHP4.cmake, FindPerlLibs.cmake, FindPike.cmake,
FindRuby.cmake, FindSWIG.cmake, UseSWIG.cmake

- Many bug fixes and other minor changes.