[CMake] CMake 2.8.4-rc2 ready for testing!

[Dongsheng Song]

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 20:04, David Cole <david.cole at kitware.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 1:30 AM, Dongsheng Song <dongsheng.song at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 2011-2-1 5:45, David Cole wrote:
>>> The CMake 2.8.4 release candidate stream continues! You can find the
>>> source and binaries here: http://www.cmake.org/files/v2.8/?C=M;O=D
>>>
>>> Since we switched to git, and a new workflow, we're expecting to do
>>> more frequent releases. Because of that, our release candidate phases
>>> will be shorter than they have been historically. So, if you want to
>>> test this out and ask for a fix, do it soon, or hold your peace till
>>> the next release!
>>>
>>> Following is the list of changes in this release. Since we switched to
>>> git, this list is now the 'git log' one line summary written by the
>>> named CMake developers.
>>>
>>> Please try this version of CMake on your projects and report any
>>> issues to the list or the bug tracker.
>>>
>>> Happy building!
>>> -Dave
>>
>> When I use cmake 2.8.2 with Debian 6.0:
>>
>> $ cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Windows -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=i686-w64-mingw32-gcc
>> -DCMAKE_RC_COMPILER=i686-w64-mingw32-windres
>> -- The C compiler identification is GNU
>> -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU
>> -- Check for working C compiler: /home/oracle/gcc-4.6-windows_i686-linux/bin/i686-w64-mingw32-gcc
>> -- Check for working C compiler: /home/oracle/gcc-4.6-windows_i686-linux/bin/i686-w64-mingw32-gcc -- works
>> -- Detecting C compiler ABI info
>> -- Detecting C compiler ABI info - done
>> -- Check for working CXX compiler: /home/oracle/gcc-4.6-windows_i686-linux/bin/i686-w64-mingw32-c++
>> -- Check for working CXX compiler: /home/oracle/gcc-4.6-windows_i686-linux/bin/i686-w64-mingw32-c++ -- works
>> -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info
>> -- Detecting CXX compiler ABI info - done
>> -- Configuring done
>> -- Generating done
>> -- Build files have been written to: /home/oracle/vcs/git/freetds
>>
>> But cmake 2.8.4rc2 failed:
>>
>> $ export PATH=~/tmp/cmake-2.8.4-rc2-Linux-i686/bin:$PATH
>> $ cmake -G "Unix Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=Windows -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=i686-w64-mingw32-gcc
>> -DCMAKE_RC_COMPILER=i686-w64-mingw32-windres
>> -- Configuring done
>> You have changed variables that require your cache to be deleted.
>> Configure will be re-run and you may have to reset some variables.
>> The following variables have changed:
>> CMAKE_RC_COMPILER= i686-w64-mingw32-windres
>> CMAKE_C_COMPILER= i686-w64-mingw32-gcc
>>
>> -- The C compiler identification is GNU
>> -- The CXX compiler identification is GNU
>> -- Check for working C compiler: /home/oracle/gcc-4.6-windows_i686-linux/bin/i686-w64-mingw32-gcc
>> -- Check for working C compiler: /home/oracle/gcc-4.6-windows_i686-linux/bin/i686-w64-mingw32-gcc -- broken
>> CMake Error at /home/oracle/tmp/cmake-2.8.4-rc2-Linux-i686/share/cmake-2.8/Modules/CMakeTestCCompiler.cmake:52 (MESSAGE):
>>  The C compiler
>>  "/home/oracle/gcc-4.6-windows_i686-linux/bin/i686-w64-mingw32-gcc" is not
>>  able to compile a simple test program.
>>
>>  It fails with the following output:
>>
>>   Change Dir: /home/oracle/vcs/git/freetds/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp
>>
>>
>>
>>  Run Build Command:/usr/bin/make "cmTryCompileExec/fast"
>>
>>  /usr/bin/make -f CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec.dir/build.make
>>  CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec.dir/build
>>
>>  make[1]: Entering directory
>>  `/home/oracle/vcs/git/freetds/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp'
>>
>>  /home/oracle/tmp/cmake-2.8.4-rc2-Linux-i686/bin/cmake -E
>>  cmake_progress_report
>>  /home/oracle/vcs/git/freetds/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/CMakeFiles 1
>>
>>  Building C object CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec.dir/testCCompiler.c.obj
>>
>>  /home/oracle/gcc-4.6-windows_i686-linux/bin/i686-w64-mingw32-gcc -o
>>  CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec.dir/testCCompiler.c.obj -c
>>  /home/oracle/vcs/git/freetds/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp/testCCompiler.c
>>
>>  Linking C executable cmTryCompileExec
>>
>>  /home/oracle/tmp/cmake-2.8.4-rc2-Linux-i686/bin/cmake -E cmake_link_script
>>  CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec.dir/link.txt --verbose=1
>>
>>  /home/oracle/gcc-4.6-windows_i686-linux/bin/i686-w64-mingw32-gcc
>>  CMakeFiles/cmTryCompileExec.dir/testCCompiler.c.obj -o cmTryCompileExec
>>  -rdynamic
>>
>>  i686-w64-mingw32-gcc: error: unrecognized option '-rdynamic'
>>
>>  make[1]: *** [cmTryCompileExec] Error 1
>>
>>  make[1]: Leaving directory
>>  `/home/oracle/vcs/git/freetds/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp'
>>
>>  make: *** [cmTryCompileExec/fast] Error 2
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>  CMake will not be able to correctly generate this project.
>> Call Stack (most recent call first):
>>  CMakeLists.txt:37 (PROJECT)
>>
>>
>> -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!
>>
>>
>>
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>
> Did you have this cross-compiling scenario working with a previous
> version of CMake before trying CMake 2.8.4-rc2?
>
> Please let us know if this is a change in behavior in CMake or if this
> is the first time you've tried this...
>
> Thanks,
> David
>

As I have described, I can use cmake 2.8.2 do cross compiling successfully.