[CMake] Question about Windows support.

[Bennett Smith]

Thank you for the reply.  This sounds very encouraging!  I have
ordered a copy of the book from Kitware about CMake.  In order to more
quickly come up to speed on how to do the things listed in my original
post can you suggest any resources?  Thus far in my searching of the
mailing list archive I have not found answers.

Cheers

-- Bennett

On 6/2/06, William A. Hoffman <billlist at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> At 12:38 PM 6/2/2006, Bennett Smith wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I'm just starting to learn cmake, and am wondering what the level of
> >on-going support is for the Windows platform.  A couple things that I
> >am hoping cmake can do are:
> >
> >1. Handle generation of library and executable targets with different
> >names for debug and release configurations.
>
> This is done in CMake 2.4.2
>
> >2. Handle pre-compiled header files with Visual C++.
>
> This has been done, but is not directly supported.
>
>
> >3. Handle COM *.idl files and the invocation of MIDL.
>
> This can be done but is not directly supported.
>
> >4. Handle manifest files in association with executables.
>
> CMake 2.4.2 does this.
>
>
> >I have not been able to find any discussion and/or examples of how
> >cmake addresses these issues.  I have searched through the bug
> >database and it looks like there are some issues related to the above
> >mentioned items.  Some of these issues were posted back in 2004, and
> >it doesn't look like anyone has been actively working on them.
>
> The bug tracker is in serious need of clean up.....
>
>
> >In general, are people using cmake for Windows projects?  Who are the
> >active contributors to the windows specific aspects of cmake?  Can
> >anyone offer some historic perspective on how well the Windows
> >platform is supported by cmake in general?
>
> Windows Visual Studio is one of the major platforms for CMake, and is
> very actively supported.
>
>
> -Bill
>
>


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