[CMake] Using gcc as an alternative compiler on windows

[Chauhan, Vikas]

Mike, Eric & John - thanks very much for the help. 
I will work on these ideas.

Regards,
Vikas

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cmake-bounces at cmake.org [mailto:cmake-bounces at cmake.org] On
Behalf
> Of John Drescher
> Sent: 20 January 2010 18:53
> To: Eric Noulard
> Cc: cmake at cmake.org
> Subject: Re: [CMake] Using gcc as an alternative compiler on windows
> 
> > 2010/1/20 Mike Jackson <mike.jackson at bluequartz.net>:
> >> You need to have a valid/correct installation of MinGW or
MSYS+MinGW or
> Cygwin.
> >
> > As a complement to Mike advice you may have a look at
> > Code::Blocks (aka C::B) too, it's a cross-platform IDE working on
Windows
> > and there is downloadable installer which comes bundled with MinGW
> > http://www.codeblocks.org/downloads/5
> >
> > and off course there is a Code::Blocks+MInGW generator supported by
CMake.
> >
> 
> To add an additional option I have successfully used QtCreator (which
> builds using MinGW) on windows with cmake. It supports CMakeLists.txt
> files directly. I would call it work in progress as far as the CMake
> support.
> 
> John
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