[CMake] Nina Generator on Windows generates too long link cmd lines

[Claus Klein]

Hi Bill

Yes send me the patches please

Claus

On 29.05.2012, at 23:12, Bill Hoffman <bill.hoffman at kitware.com> wrote:

> On 5/29/2012 4:00 PM, Claus Klein wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> I am working with Nightly cmake build with ninja enabled on windows.
>> While testing a real complex project build, code generation and
>> compiling works, but linking fails.
>> 
>> The command line with a view pre and post build rules including a huge
>> count of libs and linkerflags is to long.
>> The hole link command is about 16K long!
>> 
>> Could it possible to generate a custom rule for each $PRE_LINK and each
>> $POST_BUILD command?
>> And to use a linker script like with visual studio projects?
>> 
>> The same project with visual studio 2005 generator works fine.
>> 
> 
> Another reason the windows ninja is disabled by default... :)
> 
> What ninja branch are you using?  It needs to use response files.
> 
> 
> This ninja adds the response files:
> http://sourceforge.net/projects/cmakescript/files/ninja.exe/download
> 
> The cmake code needs to be updated to use the native ninja response files.   If you are interested in this work, I can help you figure out where to make the changes.
> 
> -Bill
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