How to use CMAKE for Windows-SDK compiler, when VS2010 is installed?
c++, cmake, python-2.7, visual-studio-2010
Solution
I would just open the SDK command prompt, so the cl.exe you want (in the VS 2008 install directory) is in PATH (you can check this is the case with `where cl`).
Then just run CMake and let it generate NMake makefiles:
mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. -G "NMake Makefiles"
This should ensure your compiler of choice is used.
If this doesn't work either, the SDK (or VS) should come with a tool to make a certain SDK version "current".
Problem
I am currently devoloping a Python 2.7 frontend using SWIG for a C++ project configured by CMAKE (not developed by myself, I just started CMAKE for this project). The project compiles (and runs) fine under VS2010 using FIND_PACKAGE for python and swig. However, python 2.7 (and other releases) is compiled using the VS2008 compiler, which is not binary compatible with VS2010. I have installed the Windows SDK 7 compiler, and I can compile another SWIG project (without CMAKE) using distutils. Trying to configure the actual project with CMAKE for Visual Studio 2008, fails with: ``` xxx> cmake . -G "Visual Studio 9 2008" CMake Error: CMake was unable to find a build program corresponding to "Visual Studio 9 2008". CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM is not set. You probably need to select a different build tool. CMake Error: Could not find cmake module file: xxx/CMakeFiles/2.8.12/CMakeCXXCompiler.cmake CMake Error: Could not find cmake module file: xxx/CMakeFiles/2.8.12/CMakeCCompiler.cmake ``` (I replaced my actual path with xxx) This happens both in the Windows-SDK shell, as well as in a normal shell. Has anybody configured a CMAKE project successfully for Windows SDK 7 compiler, when another VS version is installed? If yes, how? Finally I would rather use a CMAKE configured python distutils build, than build the project using a generated .sln file. Hence, creating a VS2008 .sln / .prj is not important.