[CMake] Using gmake with windows CL compiler?

Bill Hoffman bill.hoffman at kitware.com
Wed Nov 21 18:34:35 EST 2007


> 
> You can also use the GNU make included here:
> http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/
> This is really just a (small) set of unix tools running natively under 
> Windows, using native Windows paths, etc. IMO this is the easiest way to get 
> GNU make for Windows.
> 
> Don't use the GNU make for Windows at steve.org.uk, this is an old and buggy 
> version (although it is the first result on google).
> 
I do this all the time, and use this make:
http://www.cmake.org/files/cygwin/make.exe

Just replace the cygwin make with the above and it all works. It is 
actually CVS gnu make with a change that allows the path stuff to work.

-Bill



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