[cmake-developers] [CMake 0012373]: Specify version changes with each commands/variables

Mantis Bug Tracker mantis at public.kitware.com
Tue Aug 14 11:23:20 EDT 2012


The following issue is now in status NEW (again) 
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http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=12373 
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Reported By:                Jérôme Vizcaino
Assigned To:                
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Project:                    CMake
Issue ID:                   12373
Category:                   Documentation
Reproducibility:            always
Severity:                   major
Priority:                   normal
Status:                     new
Target Version:             CMake 2.8.10
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Date Submitted:             2011-07-31 06:13 EDT
Last Modified:              2012-08-14 11:23 EDT
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Summary:                    Specify version changes with each commands/variables
Description: 
Documentation is pretty efficient but if you work with different CMake versions,
you almost always end up using a feature or a variable that was not available in
previous versions (eg. 2.8.4 against 2.8.2, I'm not talking about 2.6 to 2.8
step)

New commands, variables, or command parameters are often added between versions.
When this happens it would be nice to have it written in the doc so that users
know not to use a specific feature when they are targeting a specific cmake
version.

Thank you
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 (0027132) Eric NOULARD (developer) - 2011-07-31 14:32
 http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=12373#c27132 
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There is a nice Wiki page for that:
http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_Version_Compatibility_Matrix

but it would definitely be interesting to have a "since x.y" inside the doc. 

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 (0027133) Jérôme Vizcaino (reporter) - 2011-07-31 14:58
 http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=12373#c27133 
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That is right. I work at a place with no internet connection and the only thing
I have is the manual (this is a Debian package).
Unless the Debian guys package the wiki, I'm stuck :) 

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 (0030288) David Cole (manager) - 2012-08-11 11:38
 http://public.kitware.com/Bug/view.php?id=12373#c30288 
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Sending old, never assigned issues to the backlog.

(The age of the bug, plus the fact that it's never been assigned to anyone means
that nobody is actively working on it...)

If an issue you care about is sent to the backlog when you feel it should have
been addressed in a different manner, please bring it up on the CMake mailing
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it: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake

It's easy to re-activate a bug here if you can find a CMake developer who has
the bandwidth to take it on, and ferry a fix through to our 'next' branch for
dashboard testing.
 

Issue History 
Date Modified    Username       Field                    Change               
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2011-07-31 06:13 Jérôme VizcainoNew Issue                                    
2011-07-31 14:30 Eric NOULARD   Issue Monitored: Eric NOULARD                   

2011-07-31 14:32 Eric NOULARD   Note Added: 0027132                          
2011-07-31 14:58 Jérôme VizcainoNote Added: 0027133                          
2012-08-11 11:38 David Cole     Status                   new => backlog      
2012-08-11 11:38 David Cole     Note Added: 0030288                          
2012-08-14 11:23 David Cole     Status                   backlog => new      
2012-08-14 11:23 David Cole     Target Version            => CMake 2.8.10    
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