Re: Re: [PATCHv2] Compile fix for MSVC

From: Vincent van Ravesteijn <vfr@lyx.org>
Date: Nov 1, 2011, 23:33 UTC
Message-ID: <CAAH6HY81WNWu2Dj7RA+Rwm8avNzC7TyS0rMJwZECNZuuSO-WVQ@mail.gmail.com>
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> > > Maybe if someone donates Jenkins resources, we could make an automatic
> > > branch in the future that has git.sln in it (similar to the 'html'
> > > branch in git.git).
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> > As long as this means to just run a not so complicated perl script, this
> > Could even be done in a commit hook.
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> I actually was thinking about something automatic which does not require
> any of the busy msysGit developers to do something manual every once in a
> while.

I thought that a commit hook, was something automatic (iff the busy developers do commit something once in a while). I guess I can even set this up very easily (given push rights, otherwise it will involve manual labor again).

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> > Just another question. How does the (msys)git community feel about
> > adding CMake support ? I can probably do that quite easily.
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> There was somebody who strongly favored CMake over any other solution but
> was not willing to maintain it in the long run (also, I have to admit that
> I have had quite a few problems with CMake, but maybe I am just pampered
> by projects that Just Compile...)
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The current way of generating a MSVC project is rather outdated, so the worst thing that can happen is that you have a different build system which is not maintained. At least the CMake people will continue to improve on their side.

Vincent