19.04.2018, 18:46, "Zaak Beekman" <zbeek...@gmail.com>: > Greetings fellow CMake users! > > While I know this topic has been discussed intermittently over the years I > was wondering if anyone had any further insight. > > The situation is that we have a client who works with other contractors who > use almost exclusively windows and MSVS. This client wants to distribute MSVS > solution files with the source code so that other contractors don’t have to > install cmake. (There are some restrictions/red tape for installing > additional software on the contractor machines…)
Then your best choice is probably Premake (http://premake.github.io/) > > I know the official party line is “CMake must use absolute paths, rerun CMake > to regenerate the MSVS solution files.” I also know that > CMAKE_USE_RELATIVE_PATHS was abandoned. > > Does anyone have any updated insight on this issue? Is there any mechanism, > other than either manually or automatically editing the solution files to > cause them to use relative paths? > > Another thought might be to include a statically linked CMake windows binary > with the source, but I need to investigate whether the CMake licensing allows > for that. > > Thanks, > Zaak > > Izaak "Zaak" Beekman > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > HPC Scientist > ParaTools Inc. > ibeek...@paratools.com > 1509 16th St, NW > Washington, DC 20036 > mobile: (917) 797-3239 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ,-- > > Powered by www.kitware.com > > Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > > Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more > information on each offering, please visit: > > CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html > CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html > CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html > > Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > > Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake -- Regards, Konstantin -- Powered by www.kitware.com Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ Kitware offers various services to support the CMake community. For more information on each offering, please visit: CMake Support: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/support.html CMake Consulting: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/consulting.html CMake Training Courses: http://cmake.org/cmake/help/training.html Visit other Kitware open-source projects at http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: https://cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake
