> Okay, I think we can work with adding the CMAKE_GENERATOR_PLATFORMS variable > to specify the list of platforms (what you called CMAKE_MSVC_PLATFORMS). It > can be documented as supported only by the WP8 generators for now. If a > project or user sets the variable they are responsible for making the build > work that way. It won't appear by default or be used by other generators > so no one else will be affected. We very much hope that this would help making http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.programming.tools.cmake.devel/7272 a reality at last.
> However on balance I don’t think adding multi-platform to the general > VS toolchain adds any value. For example there’s no point in compiling > CMAKE for x64 as it doesn't need to address > 4GB RAM and it won't > even be possible to compile it for ARM as CMAKE can’t run under > Windows 8 RT. Please note that multi platform is the *norm* in VS solutions, not the exception. Any and every real world VS user expects its support. The lack of this support is what doesn't make sense, not the other way around. Regards, Amine. -- 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://public.kitware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers
