Re: [Libevent-users] Visual C++ Projects

[Kun Xi <kunxi@xxxxxxxxx>]

I once played with libevent using cmake and msys. It is really fun:
 - free and familiar toolchain: gcc, gdb
 - portability
 - cross-compiling from linux host

cmake can generate NMAKE makefile. I have never tried to use Visual
C++.  Each version of VS, msft changes the format, it requires you to
upgrade, and it is never opened in the lower version. That is quite
annoying.

- Kun

FYI: the cmake module is here:
https://github.com/facebook/hiphop-php/blob/master/CMake/FindLibEvent.cmake

On Thu, Jun 30, 2011 at 3:16 PM, Alexandre Parenteau
<aubonbeurre@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm new user to libevent, and quickly becoming a fan.
>
> I'd need some way to build libevent on Windows for a project
> (https://github.com/aubonbeurre/thrift/blob/alex-0.6.1/README.non.blocking.Windows).
>
> Yesterday I spent a (frustrating) day trying to use waf (as suggested
> on this list, nice tool, but not ready for primetime IMHO) and gyp
> (not really meant for usage outside chromium AFAIK) to compile
> libevent 2.0.12 on Windows (only).
>
> I'm actually more a scons user, and developed over time useful snippet
> to build on various platforms (win/lin/mac), but scons has some
> drawbacks too.
>
> I don't know much about cmake.
>
> Besides it seems to me all those above are really meant for new projects.
>
> So I'm asking something simple (I think): in order to validate
> libevent usage in my company, we would need some plain M$ Visual C++
> projects: it is kind of a psychological barrier to gain acceptance for
> new components, that they have visible support for Windows, and does
> not matter if libevent has already very good support (indeed) if it
> lacks the VC projects, something like libevent/build/vcXX/libevent.sln
> (xx == whatever is the latest visual studio revision).
>
> To sum-up:
>
> - Nowadays the Visual C++ XML format is quite clear, and anybody can
> edit files manually inside the .vcproj files.
> - libevent could include a libevent/build/vcXX/libevent.sln only
> Debug/Release for Win32/x64 platforms (default settings)
> - As a static library, since it does not really matter to get a test
> suite on windows, or a nice packaging and DLL (many working still on
> Windows are doing it for supporting old workflows, but real work
> happen on Linux anyway)
> - I *think* it allows also the free edtion (2010 Express) to compile
> the library.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Thanks!
> alex
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