[CMake] Question about Windows support.

[Ryan Connelly]

I noticed this post earlier. Bill, how would i use the "unsupported 
feature" of cmake to use precompiled headers for visual studio 2005?

I am about to start write a new generator which extends the existing 
code, but was wondering if there was some undocumented way to do this. 
Otherwise i am going to do what Sylvain suggested.

 >>Bennet Smith Wrote:
 >>2. Handle pre-compiled header files with Visual C++.

 >Bill Wrote:
 >This has been done, but is not directly supported.

Ryan

>>>> At 12:38 PM 6/2/2006, Bennett Smith wrote:
>>>> >Hi,
>>>> >
>>>> >I'm just starting to learn cmake, and am wondering what the level of
>>>> >on-going support is for the Windows platform.  A couple things that I
>>>> >am hoping cmake can do are:
>>>> >
>>>> >1. Handle generation of library and executable targets with different
>>>> >names for debug and release configurations.
>>>>
>>>> This is done in CMake 2.4.2
>>>>
>>>> >2. Handle pre-compiled header files with Visual C++.
>>>>
>>>> This has been done, but is not directly supported.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> >3. Handle COM *.idl files and the invocation of MIDL.
>>>>
>>>> This can be done but is not directly supported.
>>>>
>>>> >4. Handle manifest files in association with executables.
>>>>
>>>> CMake 2.4.2 does this.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> >I have not been able to find any discussion and/or examples of how
>>>> >cmake addresses these issues.  I have searched through the bug
>>>> >database and it looks like there are some issues related to the above
>>>> >mentioned items.  Some of these issues were posted back in 2004, and
>>>> >it doesn't look like anyone has been actively working on them.
>>>>
>>>> The bug tracker is in serious need of clean up.....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> >In general, are people using cmake for Windows projects?  Who are the
>>>> >active contributors to the windows specific aspects of cmake?  Can
>>>> >anyone offer some historic perspective on how well the Windows
>>>> >platform is supported by cmake in general?
>>>>
>>>> Windows Visual Studio is one of the major platforms for CMake, and is
>>>> very actively supported.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -Bill
>>>>
>>>>
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