Re: Build system for Windows

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On Sat, 9 May 2026 at 23:22, Ivan Zhakov <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Currently apr-trunk has three different ways to build on Windows.
>
> 1. Visual C++ 6.0 (.dsw/.dsp)
>
> 2. NMake (apr.mak/libapr.mak). Generated during tarbal creation.
>
> 3. CMake (CMakeLists.txt)
>
> I suggest to make CMake the only build system for Windows and remove
> support for everything else (Visual C++ 6.0 and NMake):
> * CMake just works.
>
> * Modern Visual Studio has native support for building CMake projects.
>
> * Visual Studio doesn't have native support for NMake.
>
> * vcpkg has native support for CMake
>
> * Visual C++ 6.0 is really old
>
> * NMake files doesn't support discovery of externals components.
>
> * NMake is only available in tarball and cannot be used for development
>
>
As far I see there is consensus on this topic. I removed support for Visual
C++ 6.0 and NMake based build systems in r1934262
<https://svn.apache.org/r1934262>, r1934267
<https://svn.apache.org/r1934267>, r1934268
<https://svn.apache.org/r1934268>, r1934269
<https://svn.apache.org/r1934269>.

Thanks!

-- 
Ivan Zhakov

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Sat, 9 May 2026 at 23=
:22, Ivan Zhakov &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" target=3D"_blank">i=
[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:</div><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px soli=
d rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Hi,</div><div><b=
r></div><div>Currently apr-trunk has three different ways to build on Windo=
ws.</div><div><br></div><div>1. Visual C++ 6.0 (.dsw/.dsp)</div><div><br></=
div><div>2. NMake (apr.mak/libapr.mak). Generated during tarbal creation.</=
div><div><br></div><div>3. CMake (CMakeLists.txt)</div><div><br></div><div>=
I suggest to make CMake the only build system for Windows and remove suppor=
t for everything else (Visual C++ 6.0 and NMake):</div><div>* CMake just wo=
rks.</div><div><br></div><div>* Modern Visual Studio has native support for=
 building CMake projects.</div><div><br></div><div>
* Visual Studio doesn&#39;t have native support for NMake.=C2=A0</div><div>=
<br></div><div>* vcpkg has native support for CMake</div><div><br></div><di=
v>* Visual C++ 6.0 is really old=C2=A0</div><div><br></div><div>* NMake fil=
es doesn&#39;t support discovery of externals components.</div><div><br></d=
iv><div>* NMake is only available in tarball and cannot be used for develop=
ment</div><div><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>As far I se=
e there is consensus on this topic. I removed support for Visual C++ 6.0 an=
d NMake based build systems in=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://svn.apache.org/r1934=
262" target=3D"_blank">r1934262</a>, r<a href=3D"https://svn.apache.org/r19=
34267" target=3D"_blank">1934267</a>, r<a href=3D"https://svn.apache.org/r1=
934268" target=3D"_blank">1934268</a>, r<a href=3D"https://svn.apache.org/r=
1934269" target=3D"_blank">1934269</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</d=
iv><div><br></div></div><span class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><b=
r><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_signature">Ivan Zhakov</div></div>
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