Brad King wrote: > On 07/01/2016 05:11 AM, Tobias Hunger wrote: >>> For "multiconfig", there is the cmGlobalGenerator::IsMultiConfig method. >> I do not see why this information is need to set up a cmake project. I >> need two directories and a generator. Do I need to know what the >> generator produces at that point? > > If we don't foresee a use case for it we don't need to add it now. The > example given in the issue was just a quick demo IIUC and not intended to > be authoritative result of deep design thought.
I can confirm this. >> If "-A" is the way to go, then I would like to try my hand at adding >> a method to retrieve all valid platforms for a generator. CMake has >> a lot of code to find those names (or hardcodes known names), so why >> not pass it on to the user? > > If it is reasonably straightforward to do then go for it. That would > be nice to offer. Does Visual Studio have a drop-down menu or similar for this? If yes, then such a list would be good to have I think. Thanks, Steve. -- 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: http://public.kitware.com/mailman/listinfo/cmake-developers
