Feature #1887: Migrate project build system to CMake 3 - Doomsday Engine - Tracker

Feature #1887

Migrate project build system to CMake 3

Added by skyjake about 10 years ago. Updated over 9 years ago.

Status:

Closed

Priority:

Urgent

Assignee:

skyjake

Category:

Redesign

Target version:

2.0 – Home UI & Packages

Start date:

2014-10-20

% Done:

100%

Tags:

Builder, Windows, Unix, Mac, CMake, Amethyst

Description

CMake is much improved compared to the last time Doomsday used CMake for building the project. Nowadays we should be able to achieve the following:

full support for Windows, Mac and various Unix platforms (including IDE project generation for MSVS, Xcode, etc.)
Qt 5 integration without hacks and kludges
robust verification of required dependencies (and configuring of optional dependencies, in case fallbacks available)
Amethyst integration for generating docs
native packaging: WiX, Mac app bundles, tarballs

Particularly the first bullet point is a great advantage over qmake. Also, it's worth noting that Qt itself appears to plan to leave qmake behind (with qbs being the likely successor).

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History

#1 Updated by skyjake about 10 years ago

Description updated (diff)

#2 Updated by skyjake about 10 years ago

Description updated (diff)

#3 Updated by skyjake about 10 years ago

Related to Feature #1643: Windows installer using WiX Toolset added

#4 Updated by skyjake almost 10 years ago

Priority changed from Normal to High

#5 Updated by skyjake over 9 years ago

Tags changed from Builder to Builder, Windows, Mac, Unix, CMake
Status changed from New to In Progress
% Done changed from 0 to 50

#6 Updated by skyjake over 9 years ago

Description updated (diff)

#7 Updated by skyjake over 9 years ago

Tags changed from Builder, Windows, Mac, Unix, CMake to Builder, Windows, Mac, Unix, CMake, Amethyst

#8 Updated by skyjake over 9 years ago

% Done changed from 50 to 60

#9 Updated by skyjake over 9 years ago

This work is ongoing in the cmake-build branch. The status is that one can build a fully functional Doomsday plus all other components (libs, plugins, tools, tests) on Windows, OS X, and Linux. The next step is using CPack to create binary and source packages for distribution.

#10 Updated by skyjake over 9 years ago

% Done changed from 60 to 80

#11 Updated by skyjake over 9 years ago

CPack packaging is now set up. The produced packages still need fine-tuning with regard to metadata, installer UI graphics, etc.

#12 Updated by skyjake over 9 years ago

The final hurdle before this can be merged to master is to update the autobuilder to use CMake. This means that Snowberry packaging must be done via CMake, too, although most likely just running the existing scripts for this purpose is sufficient.