This module was added by commit v2.6.0~1489 (...supporting embedded
compilers..., 2007-07-02) to avoid needing to build the compiler id
detection source on toolchains that need special flags or linker files
to produce executables. Since then CMake has learned other ways to
identify such compilers (e.g. passing vendor-specific version flags and
checking for vendor-specific banners in the output). Furthermore, CMake
now detects a lot more than just the compiler id during language
initialization in order to support things like <LANG>_STANDARD and
COMPILE_FEATURES. Therefore CMakeForceCompiler is no longer a viable
approach because it skips such detection.
One remaining challenge to support toolchains that require special
linker files is to build the test for a working compiler, compiler ABI
detection binary, and other try_compile cases. This will have to be
worked out as such cases are encountered.
Extract upstream KWSys using the following shell commands.
$ git archive --prefix=upstream-kwsys/ a7e5360f | tar x
$ git shortlog --no-merges --abbrev=8 --format='%h %s' ed82989c..a7e5360f
Jan Niklas Hasse (1):
a7e5360f Terminal: Force color output when CLICOLOR_FORCE is set != 0
55474e61 cmState: Move GetTargetTypeName from cmTarget.
38df5c36 Remove now-obsolete casts.
4ee2b267 cmGeneratorTarget: Use enum for GetType.
eac15298 cmState: Move TargetType enum from cmTarget.
482b3811 cmTarget: Move link type enum out.
2ee1cb85 cmTarget: Move ImportInfoMap out of internal class.
a48bcabd cmTarget: Move backtrace member out of internal class.
6694d993 cmTarget: Remove unneeded constructors.
983c00f8 Generators: Use GetType from the cmGeneratorTarget.
7f5ec9f1 cmLocalGenerator: Port GetTargetDirectory to cmGeneratorTarget.
06f56d3b cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3: Port AppendCleanCommand to cmGeneratorTarget.
c8f8f165 cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3: Port another API to cmGeneratorTarget.
9f299a12 cmLocalUnixMakefileGenerator3: Port API to cmGenertorTarget.
Brad King
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