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0015031CMakeCMakepublic2014-07-22 08:362015-01-05 08:39
ReporterMichael Scott 
Assigned ToBrad King 
PrioritynormalSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
StatusclosedResolutionfixed 
PlatformWindows 7 64-bitOSWindowsOS Version7 64-bit
Product VersionCMake 3.0 
Target VersionCMake 3.1Fixed in VersionCMake 3.1 
Summary0015031: visual studio 2012 generator ampersand escaping
DescriptionThe Visual Studio 2012 generator does not seem to escape ampersands in source file paths correctly, resulting in the generated project XML containing errors and being un-openable with Visual Studio.

I tested the same config with the Visual Studio 2008 generator and did not encounter the same issue. When looking at the generated XML, in VS2008 the '&' character is replaced by '&'.
Steps To ReproduceCreate a target whose sources includes a file path with the '&' character, then run cmake specifying VS2012 as the generator, open the created solution and notice that it cannot open the target project.
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(0036470)
Brad King (manager)
2014-07-28 10:53

 I've merged a topic that addresses this:

 cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator: Remove dupilcate line
 http://cmake.org/gitweb?p=cmake.git;a=commitdiff;h=91c93354 [^]

 cmIDEOption: Store mapped flag values as a vector<string>
 http://cmake.org/gitweb?p=cmake.git;a=commitdiff;h=1c209ac1 [^]

 cmVisualStudioGeneratorOptions: Simplify XML escaping API
 http://cmake.org/gitweb?p=cmake.git;a=commitdiff;h=8fa087ab [^]

 VS: Encode mapped flag values in XML project files
 http://cmake.org/gitweb?p=cmake.git;a=commitdiff;h=29a0642b [^]

 VS: Encode more content correctly in vcxproj files
 http://cmake.org/gitweb?p=cmake.git;a=commitdiff;h=09164c63 [^]

The first three commits do some refactoring. The last two actually fix the XML encoding.
(0036519)
Michael Scott (reporter)
2014-07-31 06:11

 Thank you for the update, I'll fall back to using 2008 for now.

Do you know if there is there an expected release date for CMake version 3.1 yet?
(0036521)
Brad King (manager)
2014-07-31 08:41

 Re 0015031:0036519: You can follow the "Roadmap" link at the top. However, those dates are more of goals than promises.

Meanwhile you could use a nightly binary:

 http://www.cmake.org/files/dev/?C=M;O=D [^]
(0036531)
Michael Scott (reporter)
2014-07-31 09:33

 Great that's just what I was looking for. Thanks.
(0036533)
Brad King (manager)
2014-07-31 09:43

 Re 0015031:0036531: Good. Please let me know if the nightly binary solves the problem for you.
(0036534)
Michael Scott (reporter)
2014-07-31 09:51

 Just gave a quick test on the 20140730-g65800 build, the XML encoding of the vcxproj file was as expected and the project opened and built without any problems.
(0036535)
Brad King (manager)
2014-07-31 10:09

 Re 0015031:0036534: Great, thanks for verifying!
(0037602)
Robert Maynard (manager)
2015-01-05 08:39

 Closing resolved issues that have not been updated in more than 4 months

 Issue History
Date Modified Username Field Change
2014-07-22 08:36 Michael Scott New Issue
2014-07-28 10:53 Brad King Note Added: 0036470
2014-07-28 10:54 Brad King Assigned To => Brad King
2014-07-28 10:54 Brad King Status new => assigned
2014-07-28 10:54 Brad King Target Version => CMake 3.1
2014-07-28 10:54 Brad King Description Updated
2014-07-31 06:11 Michael Scott Note Added: 0036519
2014-07-31 08:41 Brad King Note Added: 0036521
2014-07-31 09:33 Michael Scott Note Added: 0036531
2014-07-31 09:43 Brad King Note Added: 0036533
2014-07-31 09:51 Michael Scott Note Added: 0036534
2014-07-31 10:09 Brad King Note Added: 0036535
2014-07-31 10:09 Brad King Status assigned => resolved
2014-07-31 10:09 Brad King Resolution open => fixed
2014-07-31 10:09 Brad King Fixed in Version => CMake 3.1
2015-01-05 08:39 Robert Maynard Note Added: 0037602
2015-01-05 08:39 Robert Maynard Status resolved => closed

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