On 9/5/2012 3:52 PM, Micha Renner wrote: > For static libraries the macro GENERATE_EXPORT_HEADER produce an output > like this one: > > ... > #else > # ifndef CTEST_EXPORT > # ifdef cTest_EXPORTS > /* We are building this library */ > # define CTEST_EXPORT > # else > /* We are using this library */ > # define CTEST_EXPORT > # endif > # endif > ... > > For for a static version of a library CTEST_EXPORT is empty. > > For Windows and the MSVC it is not always a good idea, since the MSVC > can produce errors in this case.
What kind of errors? Are you sure that you're using the export macro correctly? > So I propose (static versions of libraries): For the MSVC and Windows > CTEST_EXPORT should be defined with "extern", either by option or by > default. Applying extern to a class definition doesn't make any sense. -- Powered by www.kitware.com Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
