Re: [CMake] Development Workflow with CMake and VS2017
On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 1:43 PM, Innokentiy Alaytsev wrote: > Hello! > > I usually just download prebuild binaries if they are available or build the > required dependency from sources. There are some libraries (and other > software) that are not Windows-friendly (These products are still considered > cross-platform and usually are free in the way fanatics from FSF understand > freedom, i.e. freedom is the thing that should be enforced). In the case > where it is impossible or hard to build something on Windows with MSVC, I > try to find some alternative. > > The reason for trying to build everything with MSVC is simple - > unfortunately, it is the official compiler for the platform and some things > can only be built with it for Windows. > > Sticking to Cygwin or MSYS2 may be fine unless you need some things like Qt > with WebEngine support or, probably, CUDA (I am not sure if it officially > works with anything else but MSVC). > Very nearly everything *does* work with MinGW save for those things which are provided via a C++ API and driver development. I have done this for a while, but it is especially problematic with things which have many dependencies. Someone privately suggested vcpkg. I tried it and it seems to work rather well. Perhaps it is what I will be using for the foreseeable future. I do not like how it is tied to MSVC and how it is fairly naive. I also found build2 but it has been rather hard to use. I am not quite sure how to set it to compile with a 64 bit MinGW toolchain. I suppose I will need to follow the manual instructions when I have more time; they are a bit rough. The other suggestions are welcome, I will try to get back to the list with my thoughts in a few days. Cheers, R0b0t1 -- 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
Re: [CMake] Development Workflow with CMake and VS2017
I recommend vcpkg and Conan. You may check Boost.GIL configuration for CMake that uses both as alternatives. Conan can automatically pulls libpng etc. https://github.com/boostorg/gil Mateusz Loskot, mate...@loskot.net (Sent from mobile) On Sun, 15 Jul 2018, 09:44 Dvir Yitzchaki, wrote: > I recommend using Hunter package manager: > > https://docs.hunter.sh/en/latest/quick-start/boost-components.html > > > > It has support for FreeType as well: > > https://docs.hunter.sh/en/latest/packages/pkg/freetype.html > > > > Regards, > > Dvir > > > > -Original Message- > From: CMake On Behalf Of Innokentiy Alaytsev > Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 21:44 > To: cmake@cmake.org > Subject: Re: [CMake] Development Workflow with CMake and VS2017 > > > > Hello! > > > > I usually just download prebuild binaries if they are available or build > the required dependency from sources. There are some libraries (and other > > software) that are not Windows-friendly (These products are still > considered cross-platform and usually are free in the way fanatics from FSF > understand freedom, i.e. freedom is the thing that should be enforced). In > the case where it is impossible or hard to build something on Windows with > MSVC, I try to find some alternative. > > > > The reason for trying to build everything with MSVC is simple - > unfortunately, it is the official compiler for the platform and some things > can only be built with it for Windows. > > > > Sticking to Cygwin or MSYS2 may be fine unless you need some things like > Qt with WebEngine support or, probably, CUDA (I am not sure if it > officially works with anything else but MSVC). > > > > > > > > -- > > Sent from: http://cmake.3232098.n2.nabble.com/ > > -- > > > > 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 > -- > > 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 > -- 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
Re: [CMake] Development Workflow with CMake and VS2017
I recommend using Hunter package manager: https://docs.hunter.sh/en/latest/quick-start/boost-components.html It has support for FreeType as well: https://docs.hunter.sh/en/latest/packages/pkg/freetype.html Regards, Dvir -Original Message- From: CMake On Behalf Of Innokentiy Alaytsev Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2018 21:44 To: cmake@cmake.org Subject: Re: [CMake] Development Workflow with CMake and VS2017 Hello! I usually just download prebuild binaries if they are available or build the required dependency from sources. There are some libraries (and other software) that are not Windows-friendly (These products are still considered cross-platform and usually are free in the way fanatics from FSF understand freedom, i.e. freedom is the thing that should be enforced). In the case where it is impossible or hard to build something on Windows with MSVC, I try to find some alternative. The reason for trying to build everything with MSVC is simple - unfortunately, it is the official compiler for the platform and some things can only be built with it for Windows. Sticking to Cygwin or MSYS2 may be fine unless you need some things like Qt with WebEngine support or, probably, CUDA (I am not sure if it officially works with anything else but MSVC). -- Sent from: http://cmake.3232098.n2.nabble.com/ -- Powered by www.kitware.com<http://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 -- 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
Re: [CMake] Development Workflow with CMake and VS2017
Hello! I usually just download prebuild binaries if they are available or build the required dependency from sources. There are some libraries (and other software) that are not Windows-friendly (These products are still considered cross-platform and usually are free in the way fanatics from FSF understand freedom, i.e. freedom is the thing that should be enforced). In the case where it is impossible or hard to build something on Windows with MSVC, I try to find some alternative. The reason for trying to build everything with MSVC is simple - unfortunately, it is the official compiler for the platform and some things can only be built with it for Windows. Sticking to Cygwin or MSYS2 may be fine unless you need some things like Qt with WebEngine support or, probably, CUDA (I am not sure if it officially works with anything else but MSVC). -- Sent from: http://cmake.3232098.n2.nabble.com/ -- 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
[CMake] Development Workflow with CMake and VS2017
Hello list, I apologize if this is slightly offtopic, but I have not yet found a good way to manage dependencies on Windows. On Linux the dependencies can be installed system wide, but on Windows this is typically not the case. I did see some CMake scripts that would download and install things recursively, but I am not sure (badly) recreating a package manager is a good idea. But is it the best way for now? What alternatives are there? As a usecase, imagine I just want to make a simple program that uses e.g. FreeType2. I would also like to know of options where there is either not a CMake build script, or when the library must be compiled with MinGW. It seems to me I should just stick to Cygwin or MSYS2. Cheers, R0b0t1 -- 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
