llvm dev - Nov 2008 - [LLVMdev] MSVC Targets in CMake

Hi

Any reason why the CMake build doesn't include more target backends
under MSVC? (Currently only x86). I just tried turning on all the
backends and everything seems to build OK. I don't know if they all
run correctly.

If there isn't a good reason, attached is the trivial patch to include
all targets.

scott
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"Scott Graham" <scott.llvm at h4ck3r.net> writes:
> Any reason why the CMake build doesn't include more target backends
> under MSVC? (Currently only x86). I just tried turning on all the
> backends and everything seems to build OK. I don't know if they all
> run correctly.
>
> If there isn't a good reason, attached is the trivial patch to include
> all targets.
The VS solution included with the llvm sources only builds x86. I don't
know if there is a reason for this restriction, other than minimising
maintenance. I assume that most LLVM developers who do VC++ are using
the VS solution and thus are unaware of possible VS-specific problems
with the other backends. As I don't do C++ maintenance on LLVM, I prefer
to keep things on a state that guarantees the utmost probability of a
successful build.

That said, a magic value for LLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD that implies all
backends would be nice to have. I'll implement this ASAP.

-- 
Oscar