[CMake] CMake 2.8.2 RC1 <-> Visual Studio Express

[David Cole]

On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 9:54 AM, Micha Renner <Micha.Renner at t-online.de>wrote:

> Am Mittwoch, den 16.06.2010, 06:56 -0400 schrieb David Cole:
> > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 1:26 AM, Micha Renner
> > <Micha.Renner at t-online.de> wrote:
> >         There still some problems with the Express version of VS
> >         I started the gui-version of CMake and generated the solution
> >         files
> >         (empty build directory). No errors.
> >
> >         First run in the IDE generates a lot of CMake errors (see
> >         appendix).
> >
> >
> > CMake should not have to re-run during a build like this...
> Oh no, this is exactly what I need. See my posts yesterday.
>
> > Is your project available as open source so that we can download it
> > and try it here? Or could you send me a zip of your source tree
> > off-list, if possible?
> Done
>
> > There must be something else going on with the CMake files in this
> > project to see a result like this.
> >
> >
> >
> >         Another hit on the F7 key: Most errors are gone.
> >         Okay, I can live with this, others may be not.
> >
> >         A bad point is what happens, if there is change in the script
> >         files.
> >         - the IDE saves all files (ok)
> >         - CMake starts (ok)
> >         - the compiler/linker starts and works with the old solution
> >         files
> >         - the new generated solution files are loaded in the IDE (too
> >         late).
> >
> >         The problems with the filter-files are gone, very good, but
> >         there are
> >         still the problems with the reloading of solution files if
> >         they are not
> >         changed. I know this is an old problem, but it still exists.
> >
> >
> > Since Visual Studio Express does not support macros, the
> > auto-reload-during-build macros that CMake supplies are not involved
> > in this scenario. Because of this fact, the workflow of "staying in
> > the native build tool" after the first CMake run is never going to
> > work well with the Express editions of VS. This old problem is still
> > going to exist, and it's just going to get older.
> Okay, now I understand. We have had this point alredy, but now it is
> clear.
> >
> >
> > Therefore, I would strongly recommend exiting VS Express prior to
> > running CMake, running cmake or cmake-gui standalone without VS
> > Express running, and then re-launching VS Express to build.
> This is an emergency nail only, but it is okay.
> >
> >
> > Or: upgrade to a paid version of VS so that the macros have a chance
> > to work.
> I think there will be more Express users in the future.
>
> Greetings
>
> Micha
>
>
I am guessing (hopefully you will confirm) that you are using the VS Express
2010 version? (As opposed to an earlier version of VS Express...?)

We fixed an issue that we reproduced using another source tree, and pushed
the fix to CMake 'next' last night.

Could you try the nightly installer found here:
http://cmake.org/files/vCVS/cmake-2.8.1.20100617-gd2c75bd-win32-x86.exe

And let us know if that fixes this issue for you?


Thanks,
David Cole
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