Re: [ros-dev] Notice Of Intent - Visual Studio Build of ReactOS - Take III

[Conan Kudo (ニール・ゴンパ)]

So if I understand this correctly, the solution file will use vcxproj files
generated by CMake to create a truly hierarchical Visual Studio development
and build environment suitable for new developers who are only familiar
with Visual Studio and using the IDE for development?

On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 1:47 PM, J. C. Jones <jaibuduvin(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>   Hi All,****
>
>  I had quick chat with Amine and others, and for the time being, I will
>  pick up where I let off in creating a Visual Studio *ReactOS.sln* with
>  the following features:****
>
>  **1.       **A single *ReactOS.sln* file that is interchangeable between *Visual
>  Studio 2010* and *Visual Studio 2012*.****
>
>  **2.       **A single *ReactOS.sln* file that incorporates all *800*+ .*
>  vcxproj* files and allows all *800*+ project to be viewable within a
>  single session of Visual Studio.****
>
>  **3.       **No (serious) performance problems with load of the
>  ReactOS.sln file or .*vcxproj *files.****
>
>  **4.       **An arrangement in the *Solution Workspace* that mirrors the
>  structure of the ReactOS repository on disk.****
>
>  **5.       **The ability to build all applications or drivers by
>  right-clicking, within *Solution* *Workspace*, on the folder named *
>  applications* or *drivers* and doing clicking *Build*.****
>
>  **6.       **Visibility of the *lang* directories in the *Solution* *
>  Workspace*.****
>
>  **7.       **Visibility of all SVN files in the *Solution* *Workspace*,
>  including *CMakeLists.txt* files.****
>
>  **8.       **Support for *Debug* and *Release* project configurations.****
>
>  **9.       **Support for *x86_32*, *x86_64*, *ARM* platform
>  configurations.****
>
>  **10.   **Self-relative paths for all .*h*’s and .*libs*’s so that
>  solution can be moved by the developer on his/her local hard disk without
>  consequence.****
>
>  **11.   **No need to download any extraneous tools. User should be able
>  to type in SVN URL, either from within Visual Studio, or with Windows
>  Explorer, pull ReactOS repository, load *ReactOS.sln*, and start
>  editing/compiling/linking, debugging.****
>
>  With the *CMakeLists.txt* files, the information needed is already
>  present. With Amine’s latest work of actually generating the .*vcxproj*files, things
> become even easier. However, as I have two other moderate
>  projects going concurrently, one of which I just started, this will take
>  some time. I will provide updates as I go along.****
>
>  Cheers,****
>
>  -John****
>
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