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  2. JENKINS-29142

look for MSVC 15.x toolchain

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    • Improvement
    • Status: Closed (View Workflow)
    • Minor
    • Resolution: Not A Defect
    • cmakebuilder-plugin
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    • Windows with MSVC

    Description

      The generators for MSVC require that cl.exe is in the PATH, and the LIB and INCLUDE variables have been set up before invoking cmake. The cmakebuilder plugin cannot do that, so it cannot be used with the standalone toolchain.

      It would be great if the plugin would test whether the prerequisites are given, and look for the toolchain on its own if they are not.

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          is duplicated by

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JENKINS-68992 cmake build does not inherit env vars from previous steps

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JENKINS-69574 No way to specify Visual Studio tools for Ninja generator

          • Minor - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Closed

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            15knots Martin Weber added a comment -

            A workaround for MSVC is described in Martin Kutny`s blog.
            In short, it applies the effect of vcvarsall.bat as follows:

            1. Setup environment variables by running vcvarsall.bat,
            2. write all environment vars to a file,
            3. use the EnvInject Jenkins Plugin to read the file and pass the required variables to the whole build job.
            15knots Martin Weber added a comment - A workaround for MSVC is described in Martin Kutny`s blog . In short, it applies the effect of vcvarsall.bat as follows: Setup environment variables by running vcvarsall.bat , write all environment vars to a file, use the EnvInject Jenkins Plugin to read the file and pass the required variables to the whole build job.
            scm_issue_link SCM/JIRA link daemon added a comment -

            Code changed in jenkins
            User: 15knots
            Path:
            src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/cmake/CmakeBuilder/help-generator.html
            http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/cmakebuilder-plugin/bfe1506a258e61d1fa6ed1a8905d7317500b7669
            Log:
            FIXED JENKINS-29142 (cannot be fixed, but mention workaround)

            scm_issue_link SCM/JIRA link daemon added a comment - Code changed in jenkins User: 15knots Path: src/main/resources/hudson/plugins/cmake/CmakeBuilder/help-generator.html http://jenkins-ci.org/commit/cmakebuilder-plugin/bfe1506a258e61d1fa6ed1a8905d7317500b7669 Log: FIXED JENKINS-29142 (cannot be fixed, but mention workaround)
            15knots Martin Weber added a comment -

            One possible solution would be to change the plugin to

            run a sub-shell (cmd.exe) which first runs the environment-setter-script (vcvarsall) and then runs cmake.

            There would be an input field in the UI that allows users to specify the path to the environment-setter-script.

            Let me know if this could be a better solution than the workaround.

             

            15knots Martin Weber added a comment - One possible solution would be to change the plugin to run a sub-shell (cmd.exe) which first runs the environment-setter-script (vcvarsall) and then runs cmake. There would be an input field in the UI that allows users to specify the path to the environment-setter-script. Let me know if this could be a better solution than the workaround.  
            zakalawe James Turner added a comment -

            Apologies for the duplicate report, but I must say I am pretty confused on what the work-around is. Looking at the documentation / HTML change from 2016 doesn't make it any clearer for me.

            Is the approach recommended in Martin Kutny's blog from six years really the best way to solve this? It seems remarkable to me, given Ninja is supposed to be the recommended build tool, even on Windows these days. (Whenever I have an issue with msbuild.exe, I am told to use Ninja....)

             

            zakalawe James Turner added a comment - Apologies for the duplicate report, but I must say I am pretty confused on what the work-around is. Looking at the documentation / HTML change from 2016 doesn't make it any clearer for me. Is the approach recommended in Martin Kutny's blog from six years really the best way to solve this? It seems remarkable to me, given Ninja is supposed to be the recommended build tool, even on Windows these days. (Whenever I have an issue with msbuild.exe, I am told to use Ninja....)  

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