[Openexr-user] Feature request

[Gonzalo Garramuño]

Hi, Florian.

I would like to request some features for the build of openexr on=
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windows. Currently, the standard projects and build drops everything=
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a Deploy directory.

Unfortunately, this is true of both the vc8 and vc7 projects. The is=
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is that Microsoft, in its infinite wisdom, has broken ABI compatabili=
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yet again. This makes it problematic to use the latest cutting edge=
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openexr while supporting different versions that need different=20
compilers. It means manually modifying 5 or so project files.

The actual requests are that:
=09a) The OpenEXR .sln files deploy elements in specific subdirs for =
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and vc7.
=09b) The .sln files become deprecated in favor of a multiplatform bu=
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tool like cmake, which allows easily running all command-line and=
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automating builds on all different platforms consistently. Using=
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microsoft crappy gui is a big disadvantage (and cmake can automatical=
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generate a .sln file from .cmake build rules).
=09c) The OpenEXR DLLs become versioned so rather than IlmImf.dll you=
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IlmImf.1.5.dll like on unix. Currently, I am integrating my products=
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with other vendors that may be shipping older openexr versions. Whil=
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no conflict has yet appeared (magically), I think this is just waitin=
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to happen and I know when it does, it will be a nightmare to figure o=
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the issue.


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Gonzalo Garramu=F1o
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