[CMake] Beginning to compiling CMake file

[CrestChristopher]

Hi, I assume that the first link I posted which was a link to OSL Toy 
within the Open Shading Language repository uses the methods which you 
mention to compile the file ?

> i.e. the top level directory of the github project, you'll se an 
> appveyor.yml file entry. That is the information for the continuous 
> integration tool (CI, AppVeyor) they are using to build the project 
> from scratch. If you look into it, you'll find a before_build and a 
> build_script section. Both contain calls to CMake either to build the 
> dependencies (before_build) or the project itself (build_script). This 
> is a starting point for you how to formulate your CMake call. 

With the information within the before_build & build_script section; how 
do I formulate the CMake call, as to compile ?

Thank You.


On 8/3/2018 2:48 AM, Volker Enderlein wrote:
> If you go to https://github.com/imageworks/OpenShadingLanguage
>
> i.e. the top level directory of the github project, you'll se an 
> appveyor.yml file entry. That is the information for the continuous 
> integration tool (CI, AppVeyor) they are using to build the project 
> from scratch. If you look into it, you'll find a before_build and a 
> build_script section. Both contain calls to CMake either to build the 
> dependencies (before_build) or the project itself (build_script). This 
> is a starting point for you how to formulate your CMake call.
>
> Cheers Volker
>
> Am 03/08/2018 um 02:40 schrieb CrestChristopher:
>> Sorry, what is this information for; and how can it be used within 
>> the `build_script` section in the appveyor.yml file ?
>>
>>
>> On 8/2/2018 9:30 AM, Volker Enderlein wrote:
>>> Please have a look into the appveyor.yml file under section 
>>> build_script: you see the typical invocation of cmake for this 
>>> github project.
>>>
>>> Cheers Volker
>>>
>>> Am 02/08/2018 um 15:18 schrieb CrestChristopher:
>>>> I hope this helps; 
>>>> https://github.com/imageworks/OpenShadingLanguage/pull/824 ?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 8/1/2018 5:20 PM, Volker Enderlein wrote:
>>>>> Am 31.07.2018 um 06:17 schrieb CrestChristopher:
>>>>>> Hi, I'm a beginner to CMake and for weeks I've been trying to 
>>>>>> compile a CMake file which I found on a github repository.  All I 
>>>>>> can say is I have a CMakeLists.txt file but I don't know how to 
>>>>>> compile and I hope someone can help ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Christopher
>>>>>>
>>>>> You may want to include information about the name and the link to 
>>>>> the project repository from Github to get the best possible 
>>>>> responses. Without that it's just shooting in the dark.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers Volker
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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