[cmake-developers] CMake 2.8.8-rc1 ready for testing!

[Alexander Neundorf]

On Friday 23 March 2012, David Cole wrote:
> I am happy to announce that CMake 2.8.8 has entered the release candidate
> stage!
> 
> You can find the source and binaries here:
> 
>   http://www.cmake.org/files/v2.8/?C=M;O=D
> 
> This email is also available on the Kitware blog:
> 
>   http://www.kitware.com/blog/home/post/248
> 
> Some of the notable changes in this release are:
> - per target include directories via the INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES target
> property - new Ninja generator on Linux
> - CMakeAddFortranSubdirectory: build MSVC compatible dlls with MinGW
> gfortran - CMakePackageConfigHelpers: an easy way to generate a package
> config file for your package (do not write a new Find module, provide a
> package config file)
> - various find_package improvements: MODULE mode, clearer error messages
> - support for Xcode 4.3 (which has a new default location, and a new
> directory structure)
> - update libarchive to newer upstream version: "libarchive 3.0.2-r4051
> (reduced)"
> - new OBJECT_LIBRARY target type, CMake flavored "convenience libraries"
> - compiler version number is now available in CMake variables
> - major Find module clean up effort: consistent use of
> FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS, add version number variables
> - much improved CPack documentation, see "cpack --help-command" and
> "cpack --help-variable"
> - and, as always, various minor bug fixes

Nice summary of the changes :-)

Alex