[Opengc-devel] OpenGC build process

[Damion S. <dam...@ho...>]

Hi all...

A quick update on the status of cross-platform building of OpenGC. I've
taken a first stab at using the CMake tool from www.kitware.com to create a
cross-platform build environment. In a nutshell, CMake generates makefiles
and Visual Studio project files on the fly and hides all of the nitty gritty
details. I use it for a project at work where it generates makefiles for ~8
flavors of Unix and 3 flavors of Windows on a daily basis, so it should be
pretty reliable.

In preparation for the changeover, you should download and compile the
latest CMake tree from:

http://public.kitware.com/CMake/

Windows users can snag a precompiled binary rather than build from scratch.
Unfortunately, builds of GLTT, Freetype, and now SimGear, will still have to
be performed manually. Fortunately, this seems to have gone relatively
smoothly for most people, and I hope to have GLTT and Freetype rolled into
the CMake build process shortly.

The OpenGC repository is not yet updated to reflect these changes, but
should be within a few days.

Cheers,

-Damion-