Filing a bug sounds like a good idea. :-)
On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 6:02 PM, James Bigler <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, I'm not sure if I can provide a reproducing case, because I'm > dealing with a large system that generates code while dynamically > maintaining dependencies. > > I did, however, discover something when trying to narrow down the problem. > > If I put c:\path\to\source in "Where is the source code" box in the > CMake gui, I get the problem with the inconsistent drive letters. > Putting "C:\path\to\source" produces good behavior. > > The only way to get a lower case 'c' is to type it in by hand (perhaps > from another application), because if you use the "Browse Build.." > button it returns upper case drive letters. > > Should I file a bug to make the GUI force the drive letter to be uppercase? > > James > > On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 8:34 AM, David Cole <[email protected]> > wrote: > > When I've seen this sort of behavior, I can usually trace it back to a > > variable set in a script or passed in on the command line... > > > > CMake tries to preserve any case information that it is given. > > If you can give an example that reproduces this behavior, but is not > > attributable to a user typing "c:" or "C:" inconsistently, then I'm sure > one > > of us CMake devs would be willing to investigate it. > > If you can, give a small example that reproduces the issue and submit a > bug > > report in the bug tracker for it. > > > > Thanks, > > David > > > > On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 7:09 PM, James Bigler <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> I have noticed that CMake can be a little inconsistent with how drive > >> letters are managed. > >> > >> Sometimes I get paths with "C:\" sometimes with "c:\". When I > >> generate custom build time scripts using configure_file, often the > >> files change with only this letter change? > >> > >> Even the CMakeCache.txt can change (showing only one change): > >> > >> # It was generated by CMake: C:/Program Files (x86)/Programming/CMake > >> 2.6/bin/cmake.exe > >> # It was generated by CMake: c:/Program Files (x86)/Programming/CMake > >> 2.6/bin/cmake.exe > >> > >> I've also seen this in vsproj files as well. > >> > >> I'm wondering if there are any facilities in CMake for keeping these > >> path names consistent? > >> > >> I'm using CMake 2.6.3 on WinXP. > >> VS 2005 (v8) > >> > >> I'm using the Qt GUI to do configurations. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> James > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Powered by www.kitware.com > >> > >> Visit other Kitware open-source projects at > >> http://www.kitware.com/opensource/opensource.html > >> > >> Please keep messages on-topic and check the CMake FAQ at: > >> http://www.cmake.org/Wiki/CMake_FAQ > >> > >> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe: > >> http://www.cmake.org/mailman/listinfo/cmake > > > > >
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