[cmake-developers] Compiling static/stand-alone CMake.exe

[Kyle Edwards]

I forgot to mention - building it this way doesn't require the use of a
toolchain file - it was in response to this:
> Trying to do so because building CMake without toolchain gives me the
below; After I move cmake.exe to another directory:

If you build it as I laid out below, you won't need a toolchain file.
Hope this helps!
Kyle
On Thu, 2019-01-24 at 12:09 -0500, Kyle Edwards wrote:
> Venedict,
> 
> To relocate cmake.exe, it's not sufficient to just copy the
> executable - you have to install all of the modules along with it.
> You do this by running the "install" target.
> 
> Given a path to where you want to put CMake, you would build it like
> this:
> 
> cmake C:/Path/To/CMake/Source
> -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=C:/Path/To/Where/I/Want/To/Install
> cmake --build .
> cmake --build . --target install
> 
> This will install cmake.exe along with all of its dependencies.
> 
> Kyle
> 
> On Thu, 2019-01-24 at 08:42 -0800, Venedict Tchistopolskii wrote:
> > Hey there!
> > 
> > Current toolchain file for compiling CMake using CMake (on
> > WIndows):
> > SET(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME Windows)
> > set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER)
> > set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_LIBRARY ONLY)
> > set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_INCLUDE ONLY)
> > set(CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PACKAGE ONLY)
> > set(CMAKE_TRY_COMPILE_TARGET_TYPE STATIC_LIBRARY)
> > 
> > Unfortunately this konks out with:
> > CMake Error: The following variables are used in this project, but
> > they are set to NOTFOUND.
> > Please set them or make sure they are set and tested correctly in
> > the CMake files:
> > LIBMD_LIBRARY
> >     linked by target "cmTC_356fd" in directory
> > D:/GitHub/custom_cmake/solutions_cmake/CMakeFiles/CMakeTmp
> > 
> > Trying to do so because building CMake without toolchain gives me
> > the below; After I move cmake.exe to another directory:
> > CMake Error: Could not find CMAKE_ROOT !!!
> > CMake has most likely not been installed correctly.
> > Modules directory not found in
> > 
> > Usage
> > 
> >   cmake [options] <path-to-source>
> >   cmake [options] <path-to-existing-build>
> >   cmake [options] -S <path-to-source> -B <path-to-build>
> > 
> > Specify a source directory to (re-)generate a build system for it
> > in the
> > current working directory.  Specify an existing build directory to
> > re-generate its build system.
> > 
> > Run 'cmake --help' for more information.
> > 
> > Please advise!!
> > 
> > VT
> > 
> > 
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