[CMake] CMake 2.8.4-rc2 ready for testing!

[David Cole]

On Tue, Feb 1, 2011 at 7:08 AM, Dongsheng Song <dongsheng.song at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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.
>

So you did. Sorry for asking the silly question. Didn't mentally parse
your full text as being "success case" followed by "failure case" due
to the 7am hour. I'll come back after more coffee...

:-)