[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 77517] Visual Studio 2010 toolchain support

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=77517





--- Comment #6 from Patrick R. Gansterer <paroga at paroga.com>  2012-02-04 11:37:31 PST ---
(In reply to comment #5)
> (In reply to comment #4)
> > FYI: There is already something similar: bug 53445
> > 
> > I don't like the idea of adding support of an "additional" build system (=VS2010), so I've already done the main part of porting the VS2005 files to CMake, where the used toolchain (VS2005, VS2008, VS2010, or even VS2011) does not matter. The work can be found at 72816. It's not 100% finished because I don't have much time to work on Webkit in the resent past :-(. But any work pushing this forward is welcome. ;-)
> 
> I agree with your point about addition support overhead. I think the best of all worlds would be something like GYP.
> 
> Having said that, I think my patch still has some valuable benefits to offer.
I agree. :-)

> In any event, even if we don't get a vote to commit my patch, it could still be of value to those working on the port. My aim with this bug is simply to add support for vs2010 with minimum effort/disruption. As for bug 53445, I'd love to help, but first I think we must settle the question of build the system: CMake or GYP or something else?

CMake is already used for EFL and WinCE, so the "platform abstraction of the buildsystem" is already done there. I also created the CMake files for Wx (bug 73100) and WindowsApple (bug 72816), so I think it's the easiest way.

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