[postgis-tickets] [PostGIS] #2362: Support building with CMake

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#2362: Support building with CMake
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  Reporter:  robe                   |      Owner:  strk
      Type:  enhancement            |     Status:  new
  Priority:  medium                 |  Milestone:  PostGIS Future
 Component:  build/upgrade/install  |    Version:  trunk
Resolution:                         |   Keywords:
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Comment (by vmo):

 bishop, as I mentioned, I started from mkslot branch, not from scratch,
 asked on IRC, posted here... to avoid reinventing the wheel and making
 more work for me than strictly necessary.

 I decided against borsh when doing that. Using borsh would add a specific
 build dependency to PostGIS, which should be a decision made with
 consensus, and requires discussions, hence time. I went what seemed the
 shortest path that could lead to a functional build.

 This ticket did not move for a year, and from the things I found out in
 the code, I doubt anyone has compiled postgis with msvc for some time. If
 I'm mistaken, please tell me, that's the aim of the post here.

 If there is interest of the postgis community to move to and/or maintain
 cmake build, with or without borsh, someone tell me, I'll try and cover
 the extra mile to have a clean setup easier to
 maintain. If there are major argument for borsh .vs. plain cmake, we will
 try to take them into account, but let's do it step by step.

 Please keep in mind that windows builds are a pain to setup and maintain.
 What I would rather need is pragmatic support and concrete help while I do
 my best to get this issue sorted.

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