[CMake] include_external_msproject

[Lars]

A solution file is in my view just an aggregation of projects. So I expected it to work in this context. Anyway, that leaves one question, how do I specify configuration and platform for the include_external_msproject?
 
Using (below) does not work. I still get the error message "Please check to make sure that your have specified a valid combination of Configuration and Platform for this project. Configuration='Debug' Platform='x86'. 
 
include_external_msproject(ext_test c:/test/test/test.sln PLATFORM "AnyCPU")
 
Updating the visual studio project with Configurations "Debug", "RelWithDebInfo" and "Release" and Platform "x86" is a workaround. Obviously it would be ideal if this could be controlled using cmake.
 
Appreciate any input.
 
Regards, Lars
 
> From: iosif.neitzke+cmake at gmail.com
> Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 09:24:35 -0600
> To: cmake at cmake.org
> Subject: Re: [CMake] include_external_msproject
> 
> No, I do not believe so.
> 
> https://cmake.org/cmake/help/v3.4/command/include_external_msproject.html
> 
> Keyword being 'project'.
> 
> On Tue, Jan 26, 2016 at 8:43 AM, Lars <laasunde at hotmail.com> wrote:
> > Appreciate some help understanding include_external_msproject.
> > Using Windows 7 and cmake 3.3
> >
> > This is what has been done so far,
> >
> > 1. Opened Visual Studio 2012 and created a new project (Windows Forms
> > Application) and saved it under c:\temp\test.
> >
> > 2. Used the following to an cmake;
> > include_external_msproject(ext_test c:/test/test/test.sln)
> >
> > This generates an error MSB4126: The specified solution configuration
> > "Debug|x86" is invalid. Please specify a valid solution configuration using
> > the configuration and platform properties...
> >
> > 3. So update the cmake file (below), clear build folder and build again;
> > include_external_msproject(ext_test c:/test/test/test.sln PLATFORM "Any
> > CPU")
> >
> > This generate the exact same error message as above. So the PLATFORM keyword
> > does not appear to be used in this context. Anyone care to explain how
> > PLATFORM works and howto specify correct configuration and platform?
> >
> > 4. To workaround the problem we open the visual studio project and added the
> > configuration and platform combo "Debug" and "x86" which cmake appears to
> > require. We use the original cmake script (below), clear build folder and
> > build again.
> > include_external_msproject(ext_test c:/test/test/test.sln)
> >
> > The following error is produced;
> > c:\temp\test\test\test.sln.metaproj : error MSB4057: The target
> > "GetNativeManifest" does not exists in the project.
> >
> > Searched all files in source and build directory and cannot find any
> > reference to "GetNativeManifest". See some issue online in regards to build
> > order but cannot see how that applies to this simple example. Really do not
> > understand this issue. Any ideas?
> >
> > 6. Update cmake and use .csproj instead of the solution file and it works.
> > The test.exe file is build. The cmake looks like this
> > include_external_msproject(ext_test c:/test/test/test.csproj)
> >
> > Does include_external_msproject support solution files?
> >
> >
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