Re: [mail] Re: Windows Build System - Mailing list pgsql-hackers
From | Al Sutton |
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Subject | Re: [mail] Re: Windows Build System |
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Msg-id | 004001c2c5d9$fe86fdf0$1600a8c0@cloud Whole thread Raw |
In response to | Re: Windows Build System (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>) |
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Re: [mail] Re: Windows Build System
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Theres a script at http://ptolemy.eecs.berkeley.edu/other/makevcgen which may work, I've not tried it, but someone may want to give it a spin. Combining it with the software at http://unxutils.sourceforge.net could give us a MS build environment which only relies on installation support programs rather than relying on the installation and use of the whole Cygwin environment for the build process. Al. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Momjian" <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us> To: "Curtis Faith" <curtis@galtair.com> Cc: <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 12:57 AM Subject: [mail] Re: [HACKERS] Windows Build System > > Are there no already-written converters from Makefile to VC project > files? > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > > Curtis Faith wrote: > > I (Curtis Faith) previously wrote: > > > > The Visual C++ Workspaces and Projects files are actually > > > > text files that have a defined format. I don't think the format is > > > > published but it looks pretty easy to figure out. > > > > Hannu Krosing replied: > > > will probably change between releases > > > > Even if the format changes, the environment always has a converter that > > updates the project and workspace files to the new format. In other > > words, Visual C++ 6.0 reads 5.0 projects, 7.0 reads 6.0, etc. > > > > The format is mostly a bunch of options specifications (which wouldn't > > get touched) followed by a set of named groups of source files. Even if > > the overall format changes, it will be much more likely to change in the > > specifications rather than the way lists of source file formats are > > specified. > > > > A conversion tool, call it BuildWindowsProjectFile, would only need to: > > > > 1) Read in the template file (containing all the options specifications > > and Visual C++ speficic stuff, debug and release target options, > > libraries to link in, etc.) This part might change with new versions of > > the IDE and would be manually created by someone with Visual C++ > > experience. > > > > 2) Read in the postgreSQL group/directory map, or alternately just > > mirror the groups with the directories. > > > > 3) Output the files from the PostgreSQL directories in the appropriate > > grouping according to the project format into the appropriate space in > > the template. > > > > An excerpt of the format follows: > > > > # Begin Group "Access" > > # Begin Group "Common" > > # PROP Default_Filter "cpp;c;cxx" > > # Begin Source File > > > > SOURCE=.\access\common\heaptuple.c > > # End Source File > > # Begin Source File > > > > SOURCE=.access\common\indextuple.c > > # End Source File > > > > ... other files in access\common go here > > # End Group > > > > # Begin Group "Index" > > > > # PROP Default_Filter "cpp;c;cxx" > > # Begin Source File > > > > SOURCE=.\access\index\genam.c > > # End Source File > > # Begin Source File > > > > SOURCE=.access\index\indexam.c > > # End Source File > > > > ... other files in access\index go here > > # End Group > > > > # End Group > > > > > > As you can see, this is a really simple format, and the direct > > folder/group mapping to PostgreSQL directory is pretty natural and > > probably the way to go. > > > > Using the approach I outline, it should be possible to have the Unix > > make system automatically run the BuildWindowsProjectFile tool whenever > > any makefile changes so the Windows projects would stay up to date > > without additional work for Unix developers. > > > > Hannu Krosing also wrote: > > > (also I dont think you can easily compile C source on a > > > C# compiler) ;/ > > > > I don't think it makes much sense target a compiler that won't compile > > the source, therefore, if what you say is true, we shouldn't bother with > > targeting C#. > > > > - Curtis > > > > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > > > http://archives.postgresql.org > > > > -- > Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us > pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 > + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road > + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 6: Have you searched our list archives? > > http://archives.postgresql.org > >
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