visual studio express 2012 and cmake

Question

I am looking for a way to compile some libraries which come ready to be used through cmake, the problem is that I would like to use VC++ express 2012 (the first express version to allow x64 development) however when I run cmake I keep getting this:

CMake Error: CMake was unable to find a build program corresponding to "Visual Studio 11".  CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM is not set.  You probably need to select a different build tool.
CMake Error: Could not find cmake module file:C:/Users/Alexander Rojas/workspace/jthread-1.3.1/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeCCompiler.cmake
CMake Error: Could not find cmake module file:C:/Users/Alexander Rojas/workspace/jthread-1.3.1/build/CMakeFiles/CMakeCXXCompiler.cmake
Configuring incomplete, errors occurred!

I found that this path is the path to devenv.exe but this brand new vc doesn't have this program. Any ideas for a workaround?

Answer 1

So, in the file CMakeVS11FindMake.cmake I had to change all references of the registry key

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\11.0

to the key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\WDExpress\\11.0_Config

(just adding them as an extra hint will work)

Answer 2

Visual Studio 2012 Express Edition is not currently supported in any released version of CMake (2.8.9). However CMake developers have just today checked in code to fix the problem . The fix should be in CMake 2.8.10 whenever it's released.

If you really need it sooner you should be able to grab a nightly CMake installer , but you may need to way until the 20120919 installers are posted since I'm not sure whether this fix made it into the 20120918 installers.

(To test it out today, I checked out the source code from their git repository , switched to branch "next", configured with an old CMake, built myself a fresh CMake, and confirmed that it works fine VS 2012 Express.)

Answer 3

我仍然需要将Sambatyon的修复应用于CMakeVS11FindMake.cmake，我正在使用CMake 2.8.10.2。

Answer 4

The other solutions don't work anymore; with the latest (express 2012 for desktop as of writing) you may need to modify:

C:\Program Files (x86)\CMake 2.8\share\cmake-2.8\Modules\CMakeVS12FindMake.cmake

To read something like:

#=============================================================================
# Copyright 2007-2013 Kitware, Inc.
#
# Distributed under the OSI-approved BSD License (the "License");
# see accompanying file Copyright.txt for details.
#
# This software is distributed WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
# implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
# See the License for more information.
#=============================================================================
# (To distribute this file outside of CMake, substitute the full
#  License text for the above reference.)

# Always use MSBuild because:
# - devenv treats command-line builds as recently-loaded projects in the IDE
# - devenv does not appear to support non-standard platform toolsets
# If we need devenv for Intel Fortran in the future we should add
# a special case when Fortran is enabled.
find_program(CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM
  NAMES MSBuild
  HINTS "[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\MSBuild\\ToolsVersions\\4.0;MSBuildToolsPath]" <--- Change this line.
  )
message("Found: ${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM}")

mark_as_advanced(CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM)
set(MSVC12 1)
set(MSVC_VERSION 1800)

This is for cmake 2.8.11.2

Edit: Note specifically this is with regard to the VS2012 bundle, not the VS2013 release candidate, or future version of VS2013, where the correct ToolsVersions is \\12.0

Answer 5

My work around: generate for 2010, "Reload All" in VS2012 and then "Update VC++ Projects" on the solution in solution explorer.

However: My install comprises active VS 2010, expired VS 2012 trial, active VS 2012 Express.