On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 7:23 PM, Michael Wild <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, it's like this: CMake has various "backends" which generate the native > build tool. For MSVC, GNU Make, nmake, Xcode etc. Now, some of these backends > are "multi-config", such as the ones for MSVC and Xcode. That means, the same > project file can generate multiple configurations (e.g. Debug, Release or > RelWithDebugInfo). Others, the Makefile based ones (GNU Make and nmake) are > "single-config", where the build system generated by CMake can only build a > single configuration which the user selected when configuring the build tree. > > Since the CodeBlocks generator is actually the "GNU Makefiles" generator with > the addition of the CodeBlocks project file, it inherits these > characteristics and can only build a single configuration. > > Hope this clears things a bit.
Thanks a lot. So the Code Blocks gen isn't native? Just uses a makefile for the build system. That explains it. Olaf _______________________________________________ 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
