Hello CMake devs, I'm writing code to support Natvis files in Visual Studio 2015 (earlier versions support this as well, I think).
I found an issue regarding this here (is Kitware officially using github or gitlab? CMake exists on both): https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/issues/16043 Corresponding link on mantis (deprecated?): https://cmake.org/Bug/view.php?id=16043 I have some questions. It's not straightforward on how to implement this. In cmVisualStudio10TargetGenerator, there is a WriteAllSources() function which seems to do 2 main things. It seems to look up things mapped to object files and call WriteSource() on each of those. Currently it seems to support C, CXX, MASM, and RC language types. Then there is WriteExtraSources(), which I can only assume is "everything else". Is this correct? If I am correct, would I also be correct to assume that WriteExtraSource should be the one to set the XML element name (<Natvis>) for *.natvis files based on LANGUAGE being set to NATVIS? To add to this confusion, cmVisualStudio7Generator::WriteGroup() seems to do the file extension to LANGUAGE mapping, and I can't tell if the VS10 generator class is also sharing this code. If it is, do I extend that function in the VS10 generator class for *.natvis files? Somewhere I need to be able to automatically set the LANGUAGE property based on file extension. Guidance is appreciated! -- 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