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diff --git a/Help/release/3.3.rst b/Help/release/3.3.rst index 7114008..15127cc 100644 --- a/Help/release/3.3.rst +++ b/Help/release/3.3.rst @@ -7,14 +7,20 @@ CMake 3.3 Release Notes Changes made since CMake 3.2 include the following. -* The :module:`CheckFortranCompilerFlag` module was introduced - to check ``Fortran`` compiler flags, much like the - :module:`CheckCCompilerFlag` module already does for ``C``. +New Features +============ -* The :command:`add_dependencies` command learned to allow dependencies - to be added to :ref:`interface libraries <Interface Libraries>`. - Dependencies added to an interface library are followed transitively - in its place since the target itself does not build. +Generators +---------- + +* The :ref:`Makefile Generators` now add ``.DELETE_ON_ERROR`` to the + makefiles that contain the actual build rules for files on disk. + This tells GNU make to remove rule outputs when their recipe + modifies an output but fails. + +* The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` learned to support ``.xaml`` + source files and automatically associate them with corresponding + ``.h`` and ``.cpp`` sources. * A new experimental :generator:`Green Hills MULTI` generator was added on Windows. `Green Hills MULTI`_ is an IDE for embedded @@ -22,65 +28,76 @@ Changes made since CMake 3.2 include the following. .. _`Green Hills MULTI`: http://www.ghs.com/products/MULTI_IDE.html -* On OS X the :manual:`cmake-gui(1)` no longer has the - ``Install For Command Line Use`` menu item. Instead there - is a ``How to Install For Command Line Use`` menu item - that shows an informational dialog box explaining how to - make the command line tools available. For example:: +Commands +-------- - /Applications/CMake.app/Contents/bin/cmake-gui --install +* The :command:`add_dependencies` command learned to allow dependencies + to be added to :ref:`interface libraries <Interface Libraries>`. + Dependencies added to an interface library are followed transitively + in its place since the target itself does not build. -* The version of some Fortran compilers is now detected and stored in the - :variable:`CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION <CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION>` - variable. +* The :command:`execute_process` command learned to support specifying + the same file for ``OUTPUT_FILE`` and ``ERROR_FILE``. -* The :module:`CPackDeb` module learned a new - :variable:`CPACK_DEBIAN_<COMPONENT>_PACKAGE_SHLIBDEPS` - variable to specify per-component use of ``dpkg-shlibdeps``. +* The :command:`file(GLOB)` and :command:`file(GLOB_RECURSE)` commands + learned a new ``LIST_DIRECTORIES <bool>`` option to specify whether + the glob result should include directories. -* The :module:`CPackDeb` module learned a new - :variable:`CPACK_DEBIAN_<COMPONENT>_PACKAGE_DEPENDS` - option to specify per-component dependencies. +* The :command:`find_library`, :command:`find_path`, and :command:`find_file` + commands now search in installation prefixes derived from the ``PATH`` + environment variable. -* The :manual:`cpack(1)` ``IFW`` generator and the :module:`CPackIFW` - module learned to support Qt Framework Installer 2.0 tools. +* The :command:`if` command learned a new ``IN_LIST`` operator that + evaluates to true if a given element is contained in a named list. -* The :module:`CPackRPM` module learned to package symbolic links - more cleanly and now supports directory symlinks with recent - ``rpmbuild`` versions. +* The :command:`install(EXPORT)` and :command:`export()` commands + learned to export targets that populate the :prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_SOURCES` + target property. -* The :module:`CPackRPM` module learned a new - :variable:`CPACK_RPM_ADDITIONAL_MAN_DIRS` variable to specify - directories containing man pages for the brp-compress RPM macro. +* The :command:`install(TARGETS)` command learned to support + generator expressions in the ``DESTINATION`` value. -* The :command:`ctest_build` and :command:`build_command` commands - no longer tell ``make`` tools to ignore errors with the ``-i`` option. - Previously this was done for :ref:`Makefile Generators` but not others. - See policy :policy:`CMP0061`. +Variables +--------- -* The :manual:`ctest(1)` tool learned a new ``--repeat-until-fail <n>`` - option to help find sporadic test failures. +* The version of some Fortran compilers is now detected and stored in the + :variable:`CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER_VERSION <CMAKE_<LANG>_COMPILER_VERSION>` + variable. -* Using the output of :command:`export()` with the :command:`install(FILES)` - command is no longer allowed. See policy :policy:`CMP0062` for details. +* The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` learned a new + :variable:`CMAKE_VS_INCLUDE_INSTALL_TO_DEFAULT_BUILD` option + to put the ``INSTALL`` target in the default build of a + solution (``.sln``) file. + +Properties +---------- * A :prop_tgt:`CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR` target property and supporting :variable:`CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING_EMULATOR` variable were introduced to allow target platform binaries to run on the host during cross compiling. -* The :command:`execute_process` command learned to support specifying - the same file for ``OUTPUT_FILE`` and ``ERROR_FILE``. - -* It is now possible to export targets which populate the - :prop_tgt:`INTERFACE_SOURCES` target property using the - :command:`install(EXPORT)` and :command:`export()` commands. +* A :prop_tgt:`<LANG>_INCLUDE_WHAT_YOU_USE` target property and supporting + :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_INCLUDE_WHAT_YOU_USE` variable were introduced + to tell the :ref:`Makefile Generators` and the :generator:`Ninja` generator + to run ``include-what-you-use`` along with the compiler for ``C`` and + ``CXX`` languages. * The :prop_tgt:`<LANG>_VISIBILITY_PRESET` and :prop_tgt:`VISIBILITY_INLINES_HIDDEN` target properties now affect compilation in sources of all target types. See policy :policy:`CMP0063`. +* The :prop_tgt:`XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_<an-attribute>` target property learned + to support generator expressions. + +Modules +------- + +* The :module:`CheckFortranCompilerFlag` module was introduced + to check ``Fortran`` compiler flags, much like the + :module:`CheckCCompilerFlag` module already does for ``C``. + * The :module:`ExternalData` module learned a new :variable:`ExternalData_NO_SYMLINKS` option to disable use of symbolic links to populate the real data files and use copies @@ -104,17 +121,9 @@ Changes made since CMake 3.2 include the following. :manual:`generator expressions <cmake-generator-expressions(7)>` when using ``LOG_*`` options and in CMake initial cache options. -* The :command:`file(GLOB)` and :command:`file(GLOB_RECURSE)` commands - learned a new ``LIST_DIRECTORIES <bool>`` option to specify whether - the glob result should include directories. - * The :module:`FindBoost` module now tracks the directories containing libraries separately for RELEASE and DEBUG configurations. -* The :command:`find_library`, :command:`find_path`, and :command:`find_file` - commands now search in installation prefixes derived from the ``PATH`` - environment variable. - * The :module:`FindCUDA` module now defaults to using the static CUDA runtime library if it is available. A new ``CUDA_USE_STATIC_CUDA_RUNTIME`` option is offered to control @@ -125,98 +134,101 @@ Changes made since CMake 3.2 include the following. multiplatform way. The module now offers APIs to create mex extensions, documentation, and unit tests. -* The :command:`find_package` command no longer considers project - build trees recently configured in a :manual:`cmake-gui(1)`. - This was previously done only on Windows and is now never done. - The ``NO_CMAKE_BUILDS_PATH`` option is now ignored if given - and effectively always on. - Projects may populate the :ref:`User Package Registry` to aid - users building multiple dependent projects one after another. - * The :module:`FindPackageHandleStandardArgs` module ``FIND_PACKAGE_HANDLE_STANDARD_ARGS`` function now - always populates the both ``<PackageName>_FOUND`` + always populates both the ``<PackageName>_FOUND`` and ``<UPPERCASE_NAME>_FOUND`` variables (the latter for backwards compatibility). The ``FOUND_VAR`` option is now ignored except to enforce its allowed values. -* The :module:`CTestCoverageCollectGCOV` module learned to support - the same ``CTEST_CUSTOM_COVERAGE_EXCLUDE`` option as the - :command:`ctest_coverage` command. - -* Add a new IN_LIST operator to if() that evaluates true - if a given element is contained in a named list. - -* The :command:`install(TARGETS)` command learned to support - generator expressions in the ``DESTINATION`` value. - * The :module:`InstallRequiredSystemLibraries` module learned a new ``CMAKE_INSTALL_SYSTEM_RUNTIME_COMPONENT`` option to specify the installation component. -* Linking to library files by a full path in an implicit linker search - directory (e.g. ``/usr/lib/libfoo.a``) no longer asks the linker to - search for the library (e.g. ``-lfoo``). See policy :policy:`CMP0060`. +Generator Expressions +--------------------- -* The Makefile generators now add ``.DELETE_ON_ERROR`` to the - makefiles that contain the actual build rules for files on disk. - This tells GNU make to remove rule outputs when their recipe - modifies an output but fails. +* A new ``COMPILE_LANGUAGE`` generator expression was introduced to + allow specification of compile options for target files based on the + :prop_sf:`LANGUAGE` of each source file. Due to limitations of the + underlying native build tools, this feature has varying support across + generators. See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual + for details. -* With Makefile generators, the build-time progress output has been improved. - It no longer mixes progress and build rule messages during parallel builds. - The link rule messages now have progress and are displayed as bold green - instead of bold red (since red is often associated with an error message). +CTest +----- -* The :manual:`Compile Features <cmake-compile-features(7)>` functionality - is now aware of features supported by GNU compilers on Windows, versions - 4.4 through 5.0. +* The :manual:`ctest(1)` tool learned a new ``--repeat-until-fail <n>`` + option to help find sporadic test failures. -* When building with GNU tools on Windows (MinGW tools), the - :command:`find_library` command will no longer consider - ``.dll`` files to be linkable libraries. All dynamic link - libraries are expected to provide separate ``.dll.a`` or - ``.lib`` import libraries. +* The :module:`CTestCoverageCollectGCOV` module learned to support + the same ``CTEST_CUSTOM_COVERAGE_EXCLUDE`` option as the + :command:`ctest_coverage` command. -* The :generator:`Ninja` generator now requires that calls to the - :command:`add_custom_command` and :command:`add_custom_target` - commands use the ``BYPRODUCTS`` option to explicitly specify any - files generated by the custom commands that are not listed as - outputs (perhaps because their timestamps are allowed to be older - than the inputs). See policy :policy:`CMP0058`. +CPack +----- -* The :command:`add_definitions()` command no longer causes a - :prop_dir:`DEFINITIONS` directory property to be populated. See policy - :policy:`CMP0059`. +* The :manual:`cpack(1)` ``IFW`` generator and the :module:`CPackIFW` + module learned to support Qt Framework Installer 2.0 tools. + +* The :module:`CPackDeb` module learned a new + :variable:`CPACK_DEBIAN_<COMPONENT>_PACKAGE_SHLIBDEPS` + variable to specify per-component use of ``dpkg-shlibdeps``. + +* The :module:`CPackDeb` module learned a new + :variable:`CPACK_DEBIAN_<COMPONENT>_PACKAGE_DEPENDS` + option to specify per-component dependencies. + +* The :module:`CPackRPM` module learned to package symbolic links + more cleanly and now supports directory symlinks with recent + ``rpmbuild`` versions. + +* The :module:`CPackRPM` module learned a new + :variable:`CPACK_RPM_ADDITIONAL_MAN_DIRS` variable to specify + directories containing man pages for the brp-compress RPM macro. * The :module:`CPackRPM` module learned a new :variable:`CPACK_RPM_<component>_PACKAGE_ARCHITECTURE` variable to specify a component-specific package architecture. -* The :ref:`Makefile Generators` and the :generator:`Ninja` generator - learned to optionally run ``include-what-you-use`` along with the - compiler for ``C`` and ``CXX`` languages. See the - :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_INCLUDE_WHAT_YOU_USE` variable and - :prop_tgt:`<LANG>_INCLUDE_WHAT_YOU_USE` target property for details. +* The CPack WIX generator learned the new + :prop_inst:`CPACK_START_MENU_SHORTCUTS`, + :prop_inst:`CPACK_DESKTOP_SHORTCUTS` and + :prop_inst:`CPACK_STARTUP_SHORTCUTS` installed file properties which can + be used to install shorcuts in the Start Menu, on the Desktop and + in the Startup Folder respectively. -* A new ``COMPILE_LANGUAGE`` generator expression was introduced to - allow specification of compile options for target files based on the - :prop_sf:`LANGUAGE` of each source file. Due to limitations of the - underlying native build tools, this feature has varying support across - generators. See the :manual:`cmake-generator-expressions(7)` manual - for details. +Other +----- + +* The :manual:`Compile Features <cmake-compile-features(7)>` functionality + is now aware of features supported by GNU compilers on Windows, versions + 4.4 through 5.0. * The :manual:`cmake(1)` ``-E tar`` command learned a new ``--format<format>`` option to specify the archive format to be written. -* The :module:`UseSWIG` module ``SWIG_ADD_MODULE`` macro no - longer attaches the swig invocation custom command to the - ``.i`` source file in IDE projects. This is because only - one custom command can be safely attached to a given source - file, and adding multiple modules with the same ``.i`` file - for different languages requires more than one such command. +* On OS X, CMake learned to create XCTest bundles to test Frameworks + and App Bundles within Xcode. The :module:`FindXCTest` module + provides convenience functions to handle :prop_tgt:`XCTEST` bundles. + +Deprecated and Removed Features +=============================== + +* On OS X the :manual:`cmake-gui(1)` no longer has the + ``Install For Command Line Use`` menu item. Instead there + is a ``How to Install For Command Line Use`` menu item + that shows an informational dialog box explaining how to + make the command line tools available. For example:: + + /Applications/CMake.app/Contents/bin/cmake-gui --install + +* The :command:`ctest_build` and :command:`build_command` commands + no longer tell ``make`` tools to ignore errors with the ``-i`` option. + Previously this was done for :ref:`Makefile Generators` but not others. + See policy :policy:`CMP0061`. * The :generator:`Visual Studio 10 2010` generator no longer checks for running VS IDEs with the project open or asks them to reload. @@ -225,39 +237,57 @@ Changes made since CMake 3.2 include the following. Since VS >= 10 allow the whole solution to reload at once they do not need CMake to help them. +* The :generator:`Visual Studio 7` generator (.NET 2002) is now + deprecated and will be removed in a future version of CMake. + * The :generator:`Visual Studio 6` generator is now deprecated and will be removed in a future version of CMake. -* The :generator:`Visual Studio 7` generator (.NET 2002) is now - deprecated and will be removed in a future version of CMake. +* The :command:`find_package` command no longer considers project + build trees recently configured in a :manual:`cmake-gui(1)`. + This was previously done only on Windows and is now never done. + The ``NO_CMAKE_BUILDS_PATH`` option is now ignored if given + and effectively always on. + Projects may populate the :ref:`User Package Registry` to aid + users building multiple dependent projects one after another. -* The :variable:`CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR` variable value for Visual Studio - 7, 8, and 9 is now ``$(ConfigurationName)`` instead of ``$(OutDir)``. - This should have no effect on the intended use cases of the variable. +* When building with GNU tools on Windows (MinGW tools), the + :command:`find_library` command will no longer consider + ``.dll`` files to be linkable libraries. All dynamic link + libraries are expected to provide separate ``.dll.a`` or + ``.lib`` import libraries. + +* The :command:`add_definitions()` command no longer causes a + :prop_dir:`DEFINITIONS` directory property to be populated. See policy + :policy:`CMP0059`. * With Visual Studio 7, 8, and 9 generators the value of the ``$(OutDir)`` placeholder no longer evaluates to the configuration name. Projects should use ``$(ConfigurationName)`` for that instead. -* The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` learned a new - :variable:`CMAKE_VS_INCLUDE_INSTALL_TO_DEFAULT_BUILD` option - to put the ``INSTALL`` target in the default build of a - solution (``.sln``) file. +* Using the output of :command:`export()` with the :command:`install(FILES)` + command is no longer allowed. See policy :policy:`CMP0062` for details. -* The :ref:`Visual Studio Generators` learned to support ``.xaml`` - source files and automatically associate them with corresponding - ``.h`` and ``.cpp`` sources. +Other Changes +============= -* The CPack WIX generator learned the new - :prop_inst:`CPACK_START_MENU_SHORTCUTS`, - :prop_inst:`CPACK_DESKTOP_SHORTCUTS` and - :prop_inst:`CPACK_STARTUP_SHORTCUTS` installed file properties which can - be used to install shorcuts in the Start Menu, on the Desktop and - in the Startup Folder respectively. +* The :generator:`Ninja` generator now requires that calls to the + :command:`add_custom_command` and :command:`add_custom_target` + commands use the ``BYPRODUCTS`` option to explicitly specify any + files generated by the custom commands that are not listed as + outputs (perhaps because their timestamps are allowed to be older + than the inputs). See policy :policy:`CMP0058`. -* The :prop_tgt:`XCODE_ATTRIBUTE_<an-attribute>` target property learned - to support generator expressions. +* Build-time progress output of :ref:`Makefile Generators` has been improved. + It no longer mixes progress and build rule messages during parallel builds. + The link rule messages now have progress and are displayed as bold green + instead of bold red (since red is often associated with an error message). -* On OS X, CMake learned to create XCTest bundles to test Frameworks - and App Bundles within Xcode. The :module:`FindXCTest` module - provides convenience functions to handle :prop_tgt:`XCTEST` bundles. +* The :variable:`CMAKE_CFG_INTDIR` variable value for Visual Studio + 7, 8, and 9 is now ``$(ConfigurationName)`` instead of ``$(OutDir)``. + This should have no effect on the intended use cases of the variable. + +* Linking to library files by a full path in an implicit linker search + directory (e.g. ``/usr/lib/libfoo.a``) no longer asks the linker to + search for the library (e.g. ``-lfoo``) and now links by full path. + See policy :policy:`CMP0060`. |