[CMake] Visual C++ for Linux

[Raymond Wan]

Hi Lloyd,


On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 12:40 PM, Lloyd <lloydkl.tech at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Microsoft announced Visual C++ for Linux. Would CMake support this?
>
> https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2016/03/30/visual-c-for-linux-development/
>
> Thanks,
>   Lloyd


Interesting developments but looking at the blog entry (which, BTW,
was posted yesterday -- you do expect other tools to respond quickly,
don't you?  :-) ), I don't see how CMake is related.

My understanding is that Visual C++ connects to a Linux server, copies
the source over, and then compiles it.  That's why openssh-server,
g++, etc. should be installed beforehand.  If Visual C++ is "aware"
that the project is managed by CMake then it could invoke CMake on the
server side first, and then compile it.

It makes me feel like your question should really be to Microsoft and
whether they support remotely invoking CMake as opposed to asking if
CMake would support Visual C++.  From the perspective of CMake, it
would be executed on the Linux server and would not need to be aware
of Visual C++.

As I'm not a CMake developer, of course, do not take my word on this
since I'm not an expert.  Perhaps others might have something else to
add...

Ray