requires clang/lld or mingw, obviously
just make sure the MSVC_DIRECTORY env variable points to valid Visual Studio Build Tools directory
and do: `cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=clang_or_mingw_toolchain_file`
a recent Visual Studio update introduced an error unless there is a
CMakePresets.json file present, completely blowing up the previous
setup.
after this commit, you should either delete the CMakeUserPresets.json
file from your root or add it to your system - NOT repo! - excludesFile:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7335420/global-git-ignore
* Use a modifiable user-preset sample for VS 2022/2019
Customizing a repo-tracked preset file doesn't work:
Type in your gamedir for debugging, or toggle verbose mode for the build, or configure Chinese
UB MapEditor: you now have an unstaged `CMakePresets.json` change in your working directory.
very annoying.
Also, Visual Studio 2022's preset support has a bug: if you have a `CMakePresets.json` file,
no matter in which file (user or repo) the preset you have selected is defined, if you click
"Manage Configurations..." it will always open `CMakePresets.json` for editing, setting the
user up for failure and editing the commited-to-repository file.
Having just the `CMakeUserPresets.json` file also sidesteps another poor Visual Studio 2022
decision: hiding in Folder View files that are .gitignore'd (like `CMakeUserPresets.json`).
In the absence of a `CMakePresets.json` file, selecting "Manage Configurations..." will open
the right file for editing.
The workflow is then:
Copy `CMakeUserPresets.json.sample` into `CMakeUserPresets.json` _once_, then customize
that to your heart's content without git bothering you and accidentally adding an
unwanted change to a patch. Or make your own.
* Added auto-copy of profile template.
* declutter things a bit
move function out of root cmakelists.txt file
move user preset template to a presets directory
this is horrible and I hate it
Co-authored-by: CptMoore <39010654+CptMoore@users.noreply.github.com>
* simplify the language/executable validation function
removing the 'ALL' corner-case so that the default behavior is to configure all valid languages and applications allows to simplify this function quite a bit
* keep the CMakePreset.json options listed for ease of use
Tried to stay as close as possible to ja2_2019.sln
On Visual Studio 2022 just Project -> CMake Settings for Ja2, add
the x86 configurations you want and press F7.
Below shows how the -DLanguages -DApplications switches work, If you don't
set them, the CMakeCache.txt of them will be set to ENGLISH and JA2,
respectively:
cmake [...] // nothing set, configure just JA2_ENGLISH.exe by default
cmake [...] -DApplications="JA2UB" // configures just Unfinished Business
cmake [...] build -DApplications="JA2UB;JA2UBMAPEDITOR" // Unfinished Business and UB Map Editor
cmake [...] build -DApplications="JA2UB;JA2MAPEDITOR;ALL" // ALL is in the list, configures every application
cmake [...] build -DApplications="JA2MAPEDITOR;DeathStranding" // fatal error: DeathStranding not an application
cmake [...] -DLanguages="GERMAN" // configures just German targets
cmake [...] build -DLanguages="GERMAN;ENGLISH" // German and English
cmake [...] build -DLanguages="GERMAN;ENGLISH;ALL" // ALL is in the list, configures every language
cmake [...] build -DLanguages="ENGLISH;ESPERANTO" // fatal error: ESPERANTO not supported
Marco Antonio J. Costaandmajcosta
