[CMake] CMake bugs #0010611 & #0010040

[Knox, Kent]

> Does "." in the name work for any other version of VS?

[KK] I've tested with both vs9 & vs10, and it works in vs9.  In vs10, even though the binary name is truncated at the first period, the .pdb and static .lib files are not truncated and contain multiple periods.

On 7/13/2010 2:39 PM, Knox, Kent wrote:
> I?m hoping to bring attention to these two bug reports, as I am 
> currently affected by them.
>
> This bug concerns vs2k10 generated solution and projects, and corrupts 
> the names of my generated binaries that use multiple periods in their 
> names. To get around this bug, I am using set_target_properties to 
> explicitly change my periods into underscores. I would like to ship my 
> product in a few months, but am afraid that I?m going to have to ship 
> with my binaries names mangled. Looking at the bug reports, it appears 
> that the bug submitters have simple suggestions on how to fix the bug 
> (use a different API call).
>
> I am lobbying that hopefully these two bugs could be closed for the 
> next point release.
>
> Thanks for your time,
>

Does "." in the name work for any other version of VS?

-Bill