[CMake] How to change/set default generator

[David Genest]

Hi fellow cmakers,

Is it possible to set the default generator cmake uses so it is not
necessary to specify it at the command line ? Right now, on my windows
version of cmake 2.6.2, the default generator is "Visual Studio 8 2005".
I would like it to be "Visual Studio 9 2008".

Thanks,

D.

[David Genest]

Don't both CMake GUIs remember the last chosen generator in the event
you
are configuring a new build?

Yes, once configured the gui and cmake use the chosen generator. I was
probably unclear. I would like to configure cmake so that the first call
of cmake on the command line on a new project without a -G parameter
uses the "Visual Studio 9 2008" by default.

[Michael Jackson]

I am going to guess that you need to get the source for CMake, make a
change somewhere and then recompile. Just a guess.

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Post by David Genest

Don't both CMake GUIs remember the last chosen generator in the event
you
are configuring a new build?

Yes, once configured the gui and cmake use the chosen generator. I was
probably unclear. I would like to configure cmake so that the first call
of cmake on the command line on a new project without a -G parameter
uses the "Visual Studio 9 2008" by default.
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[David Cole]

Line 2009 of CMake/Source/cmake.cxx chooses the default Visual Studio
generator. Looks like that block of code forgot to update itself when Visual
Studio 9 support was added.
We should, of course, prefer the most recent VS available as the default.

I will add some code to CVS CMake to do this, but I may not get to it for a
few days.

HTH,
David


On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Michael Jackson <

Post by Michael Jackson
I am going to guess that you need to get the source for CMake, make a
change somewhere and then recompile. Just a guess.
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Don't both CMake GUIs remember the last chosen generator in the event

Post by David Genest

you
are configuring a new build?

Yes, once configured the gui and cmake use the chosen generator. I was
probably unclear. I would like to configure cmake so that the first call
of cmake on the command line on a new project without a -G parameter
uses the "Visual Studio 9 2008" by default.
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[David Genest]

Post by David Cole
Line 2009 of CMake/Source/cmake.cxx chooses the default Visual Studio

generator. Looks > like that block of code forgot to update itself when
Visual Studio 9 support was added.

Post by David Cole
We should, of course, prefer the most recent VS available as the default.
I will add some code to CVS CMake to do this, but I may not get to it

for a few days.

I'm a bit surprised that this is hardcoded. Shouldn't it be possible to
add this preference in a configuration file ? Then, the block of code
would never forget to update itself :-).

D.

[Hendrik Sattler]

Post by David Genest

Post by David Cole
Line 2009 of CMake/Source/cmake.cxx chooses the default Visual Studio

generator. Looks > like that block of code forgot to update itself when
Visual Studio 9 support was added.

Post by David Cole
We should, of course, prefer the most recent VS available as the

default.

Post by David Cole
I will add some code to CVS CMake to do this, but I may not get to it

for a few days.
I'm a bit surprised that this is hardcoded. Shouldn't it be possible to
add this preference in a configuration file ? Then, the block of code
would never forget to update itself :-).

Or add a small .bat file that calls cmake with all of your preferred options.
Not very uncommon and you can even switch between different option sets
easily ;)

HS