[CMake] cmake on Windows x64

[Yuri Timenkov]

Except that you have CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR == "x86" (event for "Win64"
generators) in your CMake files along with all search paths which sometimes
very inconvenient.

On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 5:31 PM, John Drescher <drescherjm at gmail.com> wrote:

> > I noticed that there is cmake binary package for Windows x64. Should a
> > 32-bit cmake (under syswow6432) be adequate for all cmake tasks? If
> > not, what is the right way to build cmake for 64-bit. I tried building
> > it on a 32-bit build server using the 64 bit generator (this build
> > server routinely does 64-bit cross compiles). However, apparently some
> > of the products of the 64-bit build are run to generate sources that
> > are built by other parts of the build. This being a 32-bit box does
> > not allow that and hence the cross-compile to 64-bit failed.
> >
>
> 32 bit cmake works fine for 64 bit builds on x64. I use this almost
> every day for the last 3+ years..
>
> John
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