Using CMake with Windows 7, Visual Studio 2010, and the command line
cmake, msbuild, nmake, visual-studio-2010, windows-7
Solution
Two points:
1- CMake: You can choose your generator. Visual Studio happens to be the default in your case. If you want to use nmake, you can add the following to your cmake command: -G "NMake Makefiles". Alternatively, you can use cmake-gui.exe and the first option will be to choose your generator in a drop-down list. Make sure to remove your previously generated build dir and cmakecache.
2- Visual Studio: you can specify the target to msbuild with /target:INSTALL. Typically cmake creates an INSTALL project: building this project mimicks running make install.
Cheers.
Problem
How do I use CMake with Visual Studio 2010 on the command line? With Visual C++ Express Edition (2010) I would type: ``` cmake . nmake nmake install ``` simple. I noticed with Visual Studio 2010, CMake generates a solution file instead of a Makefile. So I type: ``` cmake . msbuild mysolutionfile.sln ``` But then what? I used to be able to type "nmake install" and it would install the project. What do I type now to install the project?