[Cmake] CMake doesn't work with latest VS7 release

[rbb at rkbloom.net]

Okay, I made some progress, but not much.  The correct registry setting
is:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\7.1\Setup\VS\EnvironmentDirectory

That is as far as I've gotten, because I can't make CMake generate a .sln
file so that I can import it into MSVC7.  Is there a way to force CMake
not to delete the sln file if the configure phase fails?  If not, can
somebody send me a VC7 sln file generated by CMake so that I can import it
and create a diff?

Ryan

On Wed, 30 Apr 2003, Bill Hoffman wrote:

> We have already seen the problem.   Unfortunately, we do not have
> a copy of the new compiler here right now.   Here are the problems:
>
> 1. cmake can no longer find devenv.com automatically.    As you point
> out the registry entry has changed.
>
> 2. You can get around 1, by setting CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM in your cache
> to the full path to devenv.com
>
> 3. Once you do 2, there is one problem left.    7.0 and 7.1 project files
> are not compatible.    7.1 will load 7.0 files, but it will ask if you want
> to convert the files before it loads them.    This is a problem with the try
> compile code, because the default answer is no, so the try compiles all
> fail.
>
>
> So, it seems that we need a new generator for 7.1.
> You could help with the following information:
>
> 1. what is the right registry entry that will help find devenv.com
> 2. what change is needed in the generated project file to make it work
> with 7.1 without the conversion.   The best way to do that, would be
> to generate a file, and let it do the conversion, then do a diff.
>
> -Bill
>
> At 12:15 AM 4/30/2003, rbb at rkbloom.net wrote:
>
> >I am trying to use CMake for a project of mine, but I have been unable to
> >make it work.  The error I have been getting is:
> >
> >"CMake Error: EnableLanguage was unable to find a CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM".
> >
> >After search on google, I believe I have found the problem.  I installed
> >VS7.1 to "d:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003"  Notice that
> >is D:\, not c:\, and there is a 2003 at the end (the default for the VS
> >version I installed).  Then I looked at CMakeVS7FindMake.cmake, which is
> >looking in the registry at:
> >
> >[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\7.0\\Setup\\VS;EnvironmentDirectory]
> >And then the MSVS directory without the 2003 at the end.
> >
> >But, when I looked at my registry, that key doesn't exist.  The only
> >difference is that 7.0 changes to 7.1.
> >
> >I am still working to get CMake to configure itself (I found the Advanced
> >Values, but now it is failing with cl not being able to build programs).
> >
> >I will create a patch as soon as I get CMake to build, but I wanted to
> >make this issue known as soon as I could.
> >
> >Ryan
> >
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