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authorBrad King <brad.king@kitware.com>2017-02-01 11:38:59 -0500
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Help: Organize and revise 3.8 release notes
Add section headers similar to the 3.7 release notes and move each individual bullet into an appropriate section. Revise a few bullets.
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+++ b/Help/release/3.8.rst
@@ -7,51 +7,290 @@ CMake 3.8 Release Notes
Changes made since CMake 3.7 include the following.
-* A :variable:`CMAKE_BUILD_RPATH` variable and corresponding
- :prop_tgt:`BUILD_RPATH` target property were added to support custom
+New Features
+============
+
+Languages
+---------
+
+C#
+^^
+
+* CMake learned to support ``CSharp`` (C#) as a first-class language that
+ can be enabled via the :command:`project` and :command:`enable_language`
+ commands. It is currently supported by the :ref:`Visual Studio Generators`
+ for VS 2010 and above.
+
+ C# assemblies and programs can be added just like common C++ targets using
+ the :command:`add_library` and :command:`add_executable` commands.
+ References between C# targets in the same source tree may be specified by
+ :command:`target_link_libraries` like for C++. References to system or
+ 3rd-party assemblies may be specified by the target properties
+ :prop_tgt:`VS_DOTNET_REFERENCE_<refname>` and
+ :prop_tgt:`VS_DOTNET_REFERENCES`.
+
+* More fine tuning of C# targets may be done using target and source
+ file properties. Specifically the target properties related to
+ Visual Studio (``VS_*``) are worth a look (for setting toolset
+ versions, root namespaces, assembly icons, ...).
+
+* Auto-linking in ``.csproj`` files: In C#/.NET development with
+ Visual Studio there are a number of visual editors used which
+ generate code. Both the generated files and the ones edited
+ with the UI are connected in the ``.csproj`` file using
+ ``<DependentUpon>`` tags. If CMake finds within a C# project
+ any source file with extension ``.Designer.cs`` or ``.xaml.cs``,
+ it checks sibling files with extension ``.xaml``, ``.settings``,
+ ``.resx`` or ``.cs`` and establishes the dependency connection.
+
+CUDA
+^^^^
+
+* CMake learned to support ``CUDA`` as a first-class language that can be
+ enabled via the :command:`project` and :command:`enable_language` commands.
+
+* ``CUDA`` is currently supported by the :ref:`Makefile Generators`
+ and the :generator:`Ninja` generator on Linux, macOS, and Windows.
+ Support for the Visual Studio IDE is under development but not
+ included in this release.
+
+* The NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit compiler (``nvcc``) is supported.
+
+C & C++
+^^^^^^^
+
+* The :manual:`Compile Features <cmake-compile-features(7)>` functionality
+ now offers meta-features that request compiler modes for specific language
+ standard levels (e.g. ``cxx_std_11``). See
+ :prop_gbl:`CMAKE_C_KNOWN_FEATURES` and :prop_gbl:`CMAKE_CXX_KNOWN_FEATURES`.
+
+* The :manual:`Compile Features <cmake-compile-features(7)>` functionality
+ is now aware of C++ 17. No specific features are yet enumerated besides
+ the ``cxx_std_17`` meta-feature.
+
+* The :manual:`Compile Features <cmake-compile-features(7)>` functionality
+ is now aware of the availability of C99 in gcc since version 3.4.
+
+Platforms
+---------
+
+* A new minimal platform file for ``Fuchsia`` was added.
+
+Generators
+----------
+
+* The :generator:`CodeBlocks` extra generator may now be used to
+ generate with :generator:`NMake Makefiles JOM`.
+
+* The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2013 and above learned to
+ support a ``host=x64`` option in the :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET`
+ value (e.g. via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-T`` option) to request use
+ of a VS 64-bit toolchain on 64-bit hosts.
+
+* The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` learned to treat files passed to
+ :command:`target_link_libraries` whose names end in ``.targets``
+ as MSBuild "targets" files to be imported into generated project files.
+
+Commands
+--------
+
+* The :command:`add_custom_command` and :command:`add_custom_target` commands
+ learned the option ``COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS`` which causes lists in the
+ ``COMMAND`` argument to be expanded, including lists created by generator
+ expressions.
+
+* The :command:`execute_process` command gained an ``ENCODING`` option to
+ specify on Windows which encoding is used for output from child process.
+
+* The :command:`math(EXPR)` command gained support for unary
+ ``+`` and ``-`` operators.
+
+* The :command:`source_group` command gained ``TREE`` and ``PREFIX``
+ options to add groups following source tree directory structure.
+
+* The :command:`string(TIMESTAMP)` command learned to treat ``%%``
+ as a way to encode plain ``%``.
+
+* The :command:`string(TIMESTAMP)` command will now honor the
+ ``SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH`` environment variable and use its value
+ instead of the current time.
+
+* The :command:`try_compile` command source file signature gained new options
+ to specify the language standard to use in the generated test project.
+
+* The :command:`try_compile` command source file signature now honors
+ language standard variables like :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD`.
+ See policy :policy:`CMP0067`.
+
+Variables
+---------
+
+* A :variable:`CMAKE_CODELITE_USE_TARGETS` variable was added to tell the
+ :generator:`CodeLite` extra generator to change the generated project
+ to have target-centric organization.
+ The ``build``, ``rebuild``, and ``clean`` operations within ``CodeLite``
+ then work on a selected target rather than the whole workspace.
+ (Note that the :generator:`Ninja` clean operation on a target
+ includes its dependencies, though.)
+
+* The :variable:`CMAKE_SUBLIME_TEXT_2_ENV_SETTINGS` variable was added to
+ tell the :generator:`Sublime Text 2` extra generator to place specified
+ environment variables in the generated ``.sublime-project``.
+
+* The :variable:`CMAKE_SUBLIME_TEXT_2_EXCLUDE_BUILD_TREE` variable was added
+ to tell the :generator:`Sublime Text 2` extra generator whether to exclude
+ the build tree from the ``.sublime-project`` when it is inside the source
+ tree.
+
+* A :variable:`CMAKE_VS_INCLUDE_PACKAGE_TO_DEFAULT_BUILD` variable was
+ added to tell :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above
+ to include the ``PACKAGE`` target in the default build, similar to
+ the existing :variable:`CMAKE_VS_INCLUDE_INSTALL_TO_DEFAULT_BUILD`
+ variable for the ``INSTALL`` target.
+
+Properties
+----------
+
+* A :prop_tgt:`BUILD_RPATH` target property and corresponding
+ :variable:`CMAKE_BUILD_RPATH` variable were added to support custom
``RPATH`` locations to be added to binaries in the build tree.
+* The :prop_sf:`COMPILE_FLAGS` source file property learned to support
+ :manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`.
+
+* The :prop_tgt:`FRAMEWORK` target property may now also be applied to
+ static libraries on Apple targets. It will result in a proper
+ Framework but with a static library inside.
+
+* :ref:`Imported <Imported Targets>` :ref:`Interface Libraries` learned new
+ :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LIBNAME` and :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LIBNAME_<CONFIG>`
+ target properties to specify a link library name since interface libraries
+ do not build their own library files.
+
* A :prop_tgt:`<LANG>_CPPLINT` target property and supporting
:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_CPPLINT` variable were introduced to tell
the :ref:`Makefile Generators` and the :generator:`Ninja` generator to
run the ``cpplint`` style checker along with the compiler for ``C`` and
``CXX`` languages.
-* CMake functionality using cryptographic hashes now supports SHA-3 algorithms.
+* A :prop_tgt:`MANUALLY_ADDED_DEPENDENCIES` target property has been added.
+ It provides a read-only list of dependencies that have been added with
+ the :command:`add_dependencies` command.
* The :prop_tgt:`MAP_IMPORTED_CONFIG_<CONFIG>` target property learned
to interpret empty list elements as referring to the configuration-less
imported location specified by :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LOCATION`.
-* If a command specified by the :prop_tgt:`<LANG>_CLANG_TIDY` target property
- returns non-zero at build time this is now treated as an error instead of
- silently ignored.
+* The :prop_tgt:`NO_SYSTEM_FROM_IMPORTED` target property is now supported
+ on :ref:`Imported <Imported Targets>` :ref:`Interface Libraries`.
-* The ``CDASH_UPLOAD`` signature of :command:`ctest_submit` was taught to honor
- the ``RETRY_COUNT``, ``RETRY_DELAY``, and ``QUIET`` options.
+* New source file properties :prop_sf:`SKIP_AUTOMOC`, :prop_sf:`SKIP_AUTOUIC`,
+ :prop_sf:`SKIP_AUTORCC`, and :prop_sf:`SKIP_AUTOGEN` were added to allow
+ source files to be excluded from processing by :prop_tgt:`AUTOMOC`,
+ :prop_tgt:`AUTOUIC`, and :prop_tgt:`AUTORCC` target properties.
-* The :generator:`CodeBlocks` now can generate with
- :generator:`NMake Makefiles JOM`.
+* A :prop_sf:`VS_COPY_TO_OUT_DIR` source file property was added to
+ tell :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above whether
+ or not a file should e copied to the output directory.
-* The :generator:`CodeLite` extra generator gained a new option
- set by the :variable:`CMAKE_CODELITE_USE_TARGETS` variable to
- change the generated project to have target-centric organization.
- The "build", "rebuild", and "clean" operations within CodeLite
- then work on a selected target rather than the whole workspace.
- (Note that the :generator:`Ninja` clean operation on a target
- includes its dependencies, though.)
+* A :prop_tgt:`VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY` target property was added
+ to tell :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above what
+ debugger working directory should be set for the target.
-* The :manual:`Compile Features <cmake-compile-features(7)>` functionality
- now offers meta-features that request compiler modes for specific language
- standard levels. See :prop_gbl:`CMAKE_C_KNOWN_FEATURES` and
- :prop_gbl:`CMAKE_CXX_KNOWN_FEATURES`.
+* A :prop_tgt:`VS_DOTNET_REFERENCES_COPY_LOCAL` target property was added
+ to specify whether to copy referenced assemblies to the output directory.
+
+* A :prop_tgt:`VS_DOTNET_REFERENCE_<refname>` target property was added
+ to tell :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above to add
+ a .NET reference with a given hint path.
+
+* A :prop_sf:`VS_INCLUDE_IN_VSIX` source file property was added to
+ tell :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above whether
+ to include the file in a Visual Studio extension package.
+
+* A :prop_sf:`VS_RESOURCE_GENERATOR` source file property was added to
+ give :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above a setting
+ for the resource generator (``C#`` only).
+
+* A :prop_tgt:`VS_USER_PROPS` target property was added to tell
+ :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above to use a
+ custom MSBuild user ``.props`` file.
-* The :command:`cpack_ifw_configure_file` command was added
- (in :module:`CPackIFWConfigureFile`) to configure file templates prepared
- in QtIFW/SDK/Creator style.
+* A :prop_gbl:`XCODE_EMIT_EFFECTIVE_PLATFORM_NAME` global property was
+ added to tell the :generator:`Xcode` generator whether to emit the
+ ``EFFECTIVE_PLATFORM_NAME`` variable. This is useful when building
+ with multiple SDKs like ``macosx`` and ``iphoneos`` in parallel.
-* The :module:`CPackIFWConfigureFile` module was added to define
- :command:`cpack_ifw_configure_file` command.
+* New :prop_tgt:`XCODE_PRODUCT_TYPE` and :prop_tgt:`XCODE_EXPLICIT_FILE_TYPE`
+ target properties were created to tell the :generator:`Xcode` generator
+ to use custom values of the corresponding attributes for a target in the
+ generated Xcode project.
+
+Modules
+-------
+
+* The :module:`ExternalData` module learned to support multiple
+ content links for one data file using different hashes, e.g.
+ ``img.png.sha256`` and ``img.png.sha1``. This allows objects
+ to be fetched from sources indexed by different hash algorithms.
+
+* The :module:`ExternalProject` module gained the ``GIT_PROGRESS`` option to
+ force Git to show progress when cloning repositories.
+
+* The :module:`ExternalProject` module gained a ``GIT_CONFIG`` option
+ to pass ``--config`` options to Git when cloning repositories.
+
+* The :module:`FeatureSummary` module :command:`feature_summary` command now
+ accepts a new ``QUIET_ON_EMPTY`` option that suppresses the output when
+ the list of packages that belong to the selected category is empty.
+
+* The :module:`FeatureSummary` module :command:`add_feature_info` command
+ now accepts lists of dependencies for deciding whether a feature is enabled
+ or not.
+
+* The package types accepted by the :module:`FeatureSummary` module can now
+ be tweaked by changing the :variable:`FeatureSummary_PKG_TYPES`,
+ :variable:`FeatureSummary_REQUIRED_PKG_TYPES` and
+ :variable:`FeatureSummary_DEFAULT_PKG_TYPE` global properties.
+
+* The :module:`FindOpenGL` module now provides imported targets
+ ``OpenGL::GL`` and ``OpenGL::GLU`` when the libraries are found.
+
+* The :module:`UseSWIG` module gained a ``swig_add_library`` command
+ to give more flexibility over the old ``swig_add_module`` command.
+
+* The :module:`UseSWIG` module ``swig_add_source_to_module`` command
+ learned a new ``SWIG_OUTFILE_DIR`` option to control the output
+ file location (``swig -o``).
+
+* The :module:`WriteCompilerDetectionHeader` module gained the
+ ``ALLOW_UNKNOWN_COMPILERS`` and ``ALLOW_UNKNOWN_COMPILER_VERSIONS`` options
+ that allow creation of headers that will work also with unknown or old
+ compilers by simply assuming they do not support any of the requested
+ features.
+
+CTest
+-----
+
+* The :command:`ctest_memcheck` command gained a ``DEFECT_COUNT <var>``
+ option to capture the number of memory defects detected.
+
+* The :command:`ctest_memcheck` command learned to read the location of
+ suppressions files for sanitizers from the
+ :variable:`CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_SUPPRESSIONS_FILE` variable.
+
+* The :command:`ctest_memcheck` command learned to support ``LeakSanitizer``
+ independently from ``AddressSanitizer``.
+
+* The :command:`ctest_update` command ``CDASH_UPLOAD`` signature was taught
+ to honor the ``RETRY_COUNT``, ``RETRY_DELAY``, and ``QUIET`` options.
+
+CPack
+-----
+
+* The :module:`CPackIFWConfigureFile` module was added to define a new
+ :command:`cpack_ifw_configure_file` command to configure file templates
+ prepared in QtIFW/SDK/Creator style.
* The :module:`CPackIFW` module :command:`cpack_ifw_configure_component` and
:command:`cpack_ifw_configure_component_group` commands gained a new
@@ -72,9 +311,14 @@ Changes made since CMake 3.7 include the following.
option now is deprecated and will be removed in a future version of CMake.
Please use new ``SORTING_PRIORITY`` option instead.
-* The :module:`CPackIFW` module gained new :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_WATERMARK`, :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_BANNER`,
- :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_BACKGROUND`, :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_WIZARD_STYLE`, :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_WIZARD_DEFAULT_WIDTH`,
- :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_WIZARD_DEFAULT_HEIGHT` and :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_TITLE_COLOR`
+* The :module:`CPackIFW` module gained new
+ :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_WATERMARK`,
+ :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_BANNER`,
+ :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_BACKGROUND`,
+ :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_WIZARD_STYLE`,
+ :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_WIZARD_DEFAULT_WIDTH`,
+ :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_WIZARD_DEFAULT_HEIGHT`, and
+ :variable:`CPACK_IFW_PACKAGE_TITLE_COLOR`
variables to customize a QtIFW installer look.
* The :module:`CPackProductBuild` module gained options to sign packages.
@@ -83,130 +327,73 @@ Changes made since CMake 3.7 include the following.
:variable:`CPACK_PKGBUILD_IDENTITY_NAME`, and
:variable:`CPACK_PKGBUILD_KEYCHAIN_PATH`.
-* The :module:`CPackRPM` module learned to omit
- tags that are not supported by provided
- rpmbuild tool. If unsupported tags are set
- they are ignored and a developer warning is
- printed out.
+* The :module:`CPackRPM` module learned to omit tags that are not supported by
+ provided ``rpmbuild`` tool. If unsupported tags are set they are ignored
+ and a developer warning is printed out.
* The :module:`CPackRPM` module learned to generate main component package
which forces generation of a rpm for defined component without component
suffix in filename and package name.
See :variable:`CPACK_RPM_MAIN_COMPONENT` variable.
-* The :module:`CPackRPM` module learned to generate a single debuginfo package
- on demand even if components packagin is used.
+* The :module:`CPackRPM` module learned to generate a single ``debuginfo``
+ package on demand even if components packaging is used.
See :variable:`CPACK_RPM_DEBUGINFO_SINGLE_PACKAGE` variable.
* The :module:`CPackRPM` module learned to support
multiple directives per file when using
:variable:`CPACK_RPM_USER_FILELIST` variable.
-* The :command:`ctest_memcheck` command gained a ``DEFECT_COUNT <var>``
- option to capture the number of memory defects detected.
+Other
+-----
-* The :command:`ctest_memcheck` command learned to support ``LeakSanitizer``
- independently from ``AddressSanitizer``.
+* CMake functionality using cryptographic hashes now supports SHA-3 algorithms.
+
+* A new generator expression ``$<IF:cond,true-value,false-value>`` was added.
+ It resolves to the true-value if the condition is ``1`` and resolves to
+ the false-value if the condition is ``0``.
+
+Deprecated and Removed Features
+===============================
+
+* The :module:`FeatureSummary` module commands :command:`set_package_info`,
+ :command:`set_feature_info`, :command:`print_enabled_features`, and
+ :command:`print_disabled_features` are now deprecated.
+
+* The :module:`UseSWIG` module ``swig_add_module`` command is now
+ deprecated in favor of ``swig_add_library``.
+
+Other Changes
+=============
+
+* If a command specified by the :prop_tgt:`<LANG>_CLANG_TIDY` target property
+ returns non-zero at build time this is now treated as an error instead of
+ silently ignored.
* The :command:`ctest_memcheck` command no longer automatically adds
``leak_check=1`` to the options used by ``AddressSanitizer``. The default
behavior of ``AddressSanitizer`` is to run `LeakSanitizer` to check leaks
unless ``leak_check=0``.
-* The :command:`ctest_memcheck` command learned to read the location of
- suppressions files for sanitizers from the
- :variable:`CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_SUPPRESSIONS_FILE` variable.
-
* The :command:`ctest_memcheck` command was fixed to correctly append extra
sanitizer options read from the
:variable:`CTEST_MEMORYCHECK_SANITIZER_OPTIONS` variable to the environment
variables used internally by the sanitizers.
-* CMake learned to support CUDA as a first-class language.
- It is supported by the :ref:`Makefile Generators` and the
- :generator:`Ninja` generator.
-
-* The :command:`execute_process` command gained an ``ENCODING`` option to
- specify on Windows which encoding is used for output from child process.
-
-* The commands :command:`add_custom_command` and :command:`add_custom_target`
- learned the option ``COMMAND_EXPAND_LISTS`` which causes lists in the
- ``COMMAND`` argument to be expanded, including lists created by generator
- expressions.
-
-* The :module:`ExternalData` module learned to support multiple
- content links for one data file using different hashes, e.g.
- ``img.png.sha256`` and ``img.png.sha1``. This allows objects
- to be fetched from sources indexed by different hash algorithms.
-
-* The :module:`ExternalProject` module gained the ``GIT_PROGRESS`` option to
- force Git to show progress when cloning repositories.
-
-* The :module:`ExternalProject` module gained a ``GIT_CONFIG`` option
- to pass ``--config`` options to Git when cloning repositories.
-
-* The :manual:`Compile Features <cmake-compile-features(7)>` functionality
- is now aware of C++ 17. No specific features are yet enumerated besides
- the ``cxx_std_17`` meta-feature.
-
-* The :command:`set_package_info`, :command:`set_feature_info`,
- :command:`print_enabled_features` and :command:`print_disabled_features`
- commands from the the :module:`FeatureSummary` module are now deprecated.
-
-* The :command:`set_package_properties` command no longer forces the package
- type to ``OPTIONAL`` when the type is not explicitly set.
-
-* The :command:`feature_summary` command in the :module:`FeatureSummary` module
- accepts the new ``QUIET_ON_EMPTY`` option that will suppresses the output when
- the list of packages that belong to the selected category is empty.
-
-* The :command:`add_feature_info` in the :module:`FeatureSummary` module learned
- to accept lists of dependencies for deciding whether a feature is enabled or
- not.
-
-* The package types accepted by the the :module:`FeatureSummary` module can now
- be tweaked by changing the :variable:`FeatureSummary_PKG_TYPES`,
- :variable:`FeatureSummary_REQUIRED_PKG_TYPES` and
- :variable:`FeatureSummary_DEFAULT_PKG_TYPE` global properties.
-
-* The :module:`FindOpenGL` module now provides imported targets
- ``OpenGL::GL`` and ``OpenGL::GLU`` when the libraries are found.
-
-* A new minimal platform file for Fuchsia was added.
-
-* The :manual:`Compile Features <cmake-compile-features(7)>` functionality
- is now aware of the availability of C99 in gcc since version 3.4.
-
-* A new logical generator expression for immediate-if was added:
- ``$<IF:cond,true-value,false-value>``. It takes three arguments: One
- condition, a true-value, and a false-value. Resolves to the true-value if the
- condition is ``1``, and resolves to the false-value if the condition is ``0``.
-
-* :ref:`Imported <Imported Targets>` :ref:`Interface Libraries` learned new
- :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LIBNAME` and :prop_tgt:`IMPORTED_LIBNAME_<CONFIG>`
- target properties to specify a link library name since interface libraries
- do not build their own library files.
-
-* The :prop_tgt:`NO_SYSTEM_FROM_IMPORTED` target property is now supported
- on :ref:`Imported <Imported Targets>` :ref:`Interface Libraries`.
+* The :module:`FeatureSummary` module :command:`set_package_properties`
+ command no longer forces the package type to ``OPTIONAL`` when the type
+ is not explicitly set.
* The :manual:`Compile Features <cmake-compile-features(7)>` functionality
is now aware of features supported by Intel C++ compilers versions 12.1
through 17.0 on UNIX and Windows platforms.
-* The target property :prop_tgt:`MANUALLY_ADDED_DEPENDENCIES` has
- been added. It is read-only and could be used to retrieve
- dependencies that have been added with :command:`add_dependencies`.
-
-* The :command:`math(EXPR)` command gained support for unary
- ``+`` and ``-`` expressions.
-
* Calls to the :module:`FindPkgConfig` module :command:`pkg_check_modules`
command following a successful call learned to re-evaluate the cached values
for a given prefix after changes to the parameters to the command for that
prefix.
-* When using AUTOMOC or AUTOUIC, generated
+* When using :prop_tgt:`AUTOMOC` or :prop_tgt:`AUTOUIC`, generated
``moc_*``, ``*.moc`` and ``ui_*`` are placed in the
``<CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR>/<TARGETNAME>_autogen/include`` directory which
is automatically added to the target's :prop_tgt:`INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES`.
@@ -214,135 +401,14 @@ Changes made since CMake 3.7 include the following.
:variable:`CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR` in the target's
:prop_tgt:`INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES`.
-* The source file properties
- :prop_sf:`SKIP_AUTOMOC`,
- :prop_sf:`SKIP_AUTOUIC`,
- :prop_sf:`SKIP_AUTORCC` and
- :prop_sf:`SKIP_AUTOGEN`
- allow to exclude files from
- :prop_tgt:`AUTOMOC`,
- :prop_tgt:`AUTOUIC` and
- :prop_tgt:`AUTORCC` processing.
-
-* The :command:`string(TIMESTAMP)` will now honor the ``SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH``
- environment variable and use its value instead of the current time.
-
-* The :command:`source_group` command gained ``TREE`` and ``PREFIX``
- options to add groups following source tree directory structure.
-
-* The :prop_sf:`COMPILE_FLAGS` source file property learned to support
- :manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>`.
-
-* The :generator:`Sublime Text 2` extra generator learned to place
- environment variables in the generated ``.sublime-project``.
- See the :variable:`CMAKE_SUBLIME_TEXT_2_ENV_SETTINGS` variable.
-
-* The :generator:`Sublime Text 2` extra generator no longer excludes the
- build tree from the ``.sublime-project`` when it is inside the source tree.
- The :variable:`CMAKE_SUBLIME_TEXT_2_EXCLUDE_BUILD_TREE` variable
- was added to control the behavior explicitly.
-
-* The :prop_tgt:`FRAMEWORK` property could now also be applied to
- static libraries on Apple targets. It will result in a proper
- Framework but with a static library inside.
-
* The :generator:`Sublime Text 2` generator no longer runs the native
build command (e.g. ``ninja`` or ``make``) with verbose build output
enabled.
-* The :module:`UseSWIG` module gained a ``swig_add_library`` command
- to give more flexibility over the old ``swig_add_module`` command.
-
-* The :module:`UseSWIG` module ``swig_add_module`` command is now
- deprecated in favor of ``swig_add_library``.
-
-* The :command:`string(TIMESTAMP)` command learned to treat ``%%``
- as a way to encode plain ``%``.
-
* The :command:`try_compile` command source file signature now
honors the :variable:`CMAKE_WARN_DEPRECATED` variable value
in the generated test project.
-* The :command:`try_compile` command source file signature gained new options
- to specify the language standard to use in the generated test project.
-
-* The :command:`try_compile` command source file signature now honors
- language standard variables like :variable:`CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD`.
- See policy :policy:`CMP0067`.
-
-* The :module:`UseSWIG` module ``swig_add_source_to_module`` command
- learned a new ``SWIG_OUTFILE_DIR`` option to control the output
- file location (``swig -o``).
-
-* The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above
- learned some more source file properties:
-
- - :prop_sf:`VS_RESOURCE_GENERATOR` (C# only): allows setting the resource
- generator
- - :prop_sf:`VS_COPY_TO_OUT_DIR`: parameter to set if file should be copied
- to output directory (values: ``Never``, ``Always``, ``PreserveNewest``)
- - :prop_sf:`VS_INCLUDE_IN_VSIX`: boolean property to include file include
- Visual Studio extension package
-
-* The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above
- learned to support the C# language. C# assemblies and
- programs can be added just like common C++ targets using
- the :command:`add_library` and :command:`add_executable`
- commands. Referencing between several C# targets in the same
- source tree is done by :command:`target_link_libraries` like
- for C++. Referencing to system or 3rd party assemblies is
- done by the target properties :prop_tgt:`VS_DOTNET_REFERENCE_<refname>`
- and :prop_tgt:`VS_DOTNET_REFERENCES`.
-
-* C# as a language can be enabled using :command:`enable_language`
- or :command:`project` with ``CSharp``. It is not enabled by
- default.
-
-* Flag variables, target properties and other configuration
- that specifically targets C# contains ``CSharp`` as a part of
- their names.
-
-* More finetuning of C# targets can be done using target and source
- file properties. Specifically the Visual Studio related target
- properties (``VS_*``) are worth a look (for setting toolset
- versions, root namespaces, assembly icons, ...).
-
-* **Auto-"linking"** in .csproj files: In C#/.NET development with
- Visual Studio there is a number of visual editors used which
- generate code. Both the generated files and the ones edited
- with the UI are connected in the ``.csproj`` file using
- ``<DependentUpon>`` tags. If CMake finds within a C# project
- any source file with extension ``.Designer.cs`` or ``.xaml.cs``,
- it checks sibling files with extension ``.xaml``, ``.settings``,
- ``.resx`` or ``.cs`` and establishes the dependency connection.
-
-* The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above can
- now be fine tuned using custom msbuild .props files.
- :prop_tgt:`VS_USER_PROPS` can be
- used to change the default path of the user .props file from
- ``$(UserRootDir)\\Microsoft.Cpp.$(Platform).user.props`` to
- an arbitrary filename.
-
-* For the :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above
- the working directory for debugging can be set using a new
- :prop_tgt:`VS_DEBUGGER_WORKING_DIRECTORY` target property.
-
-* The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above now support
- adding the PACKAGE target to the targets which are built by default.
- The behavior is similar to :variable:`CMAKE_VS_INCLUDE_INSTALL_TO_DEFAULT_BUILD`
- and can be toggled using :variable:`CMAKE_VS_INCLUDE_PACKAGE_TO_DEFAULT_BUILD`.
-
-* The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above can
- now handle .NET references with hintpaths. For this the new
- target property group :prop_tgt:`VS_DOTNET_REFERENCE_<refname>`
- was introduced. The ``<refname>`` part of the property name will
- be the name of the reference, the value will be the actual
- path to the assembly.
-
-* Copying of referenced assemblies to the output directory can
- now be disabled using the target property
- :prop_tgt:`VS_DOTNET_REFERENCES_COPY_LOCAL`.
-
* The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2010 and above now place
per-source file flags after target-wide flags when they are classified
as raw flags with no project file setting (``AdditionalOptions``).
@@ -350,32 +416,6 @@ Changes made since CMake 3.7 include the following.
by other generators, and allows flags on more-specific properties
(per-source) to override those on more general ones (per-target).
-* The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` for VS 2013 and above learned to
- support a ``host=x64`` option in the :variable:`CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET`
- value (e.g. via the :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-T`` option) to request use
- of a VS 64-bit toolchain on 64-bit hosts.
-
-* :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` learned to treat files passed to
- :command:`target_link_libraries` whose names end in ``.targets``
- as MSBuild targets files to be imported into generated project files.
-
-* The :module:`WriteCompilerDetectionHeader` module gained the
- ``ALLOW_UNKNOWN_COMPILERS`` and ``ALLOW_UNKNOWN_COMPILER_VERSIONS`` options
- that allow creation of headers that will work also with unknown or old
- compilers by simply assuming they do not support any of the requested
- features.
-
* The precompiled Windows binary MSI package provided on ``cmake.org`` now
records the installation directory in the Windows Registry under the key
``HKLM\Software\Kitware\CMake`` with a value named ``InstallDir``.
-
-* The Xcode generator can now control emission of the
- ``EFFECTIVE_PLATFORM_NAME`` variable through the
- :prop_gbl:`XCODE_EMIT_EFFECTIVE_PLATFORM_NAME` global property.
- This is useful when building with multiple SDKs like macosx and
- iphoneos in parallel.
-
-* New :prop_tgt:`XCODE_PRODUCT_TYPE` and :prop_tgt:`XCODE_EXPLICIT_FILE_TYPE`
- target properties were created to tell the :generator:`Xcode` generator
- to use custom values of the corresponding attributes for a target in the
- generated Xcode project.