[build] Add better support for Ninja build system

Author: NathanW2

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -150,6 +150,11 @@ IF (MSVC AND CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "NMake")
   SET (USING_NMAKE TRUE)
 ENDIF (MSVC AND CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "NMake")
 
+IF (MSVC AND CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Ninja")
+  # following variable is also used in qgsconfig.h
+  SET (USING_NINJA TRUE)
+ENDIF (MSVC AND CMAKE_GENERATOR MATCHES "Ninja")
+
 #############################################################
 # check if lexer and parser are not missing
 # http://www.mail-archive.com/cmake@cmake.org/msg02861.html
@@ -748,10 +753,15 @@ IF (EXISTS ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git/index)
   FIND_PROGRAM(GITCOMMAND git PATHS c:/cygwin/bin)
   IF(GITCOMMAND)
     IF(WIN32)
+      IF(USING_NINJA)
+       SET(ARG %a)
+      ELSE(USING_NINJA)
+       SET(ARG %%a)
+      ENDIF(USING_NINJA)
       ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(
         OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.inc
-        COMMAND for /f \"usebackq tokens=1\" %%a in "(`\"${GITCOMMAND}\" log -n1 --oneline`)" do echo \#define QGSVERSION \"%%a\" >${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h.temp
-        COMMAND for /f \"usebackq tokens=1\" %%a in "(`\"${GITCOMMAND}\" log -n1 --oneline`)" do echo PROJECT_NUMBER = \"${COMPLETE_VERSION}-${RELEASE_NAME} \(%%a\)\" >${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.inc
+        COMMAND for /f \"usebackq tokens=1\" ${ARG} in "(`\"${GITCOMMAND}\" log -n1 --oneline`)" do echo \#define QGSVERSION \"${ARG}\" >${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h.temp
+        COMMAND for /f \"usebackq tokens=1\" ${ARG} in "(`\"${GITCOMMAND}\" log -n1 --oneline`)" do echo PROJECT_NUMBER = \"${COMPLETE_VERSION}-${RELEASE_NAME} \(${ARG}\)\" >${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.inc
         COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -DSRC=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h.temp -DDST=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsversion.h -P ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/CopyIfChanged.cmake
         MAIN_DEPENDENCY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git/index
         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}

cmake/PyQtMacros.cmake

@@ -32,8 +32,13 @@ ENDIF(NOT PYUIC_PROGRAM)
 # Adapted from QT4_WRAP_UI
 MACRO(PYQT_WRAP_UI outfiles )
   IF(WIN32)
-    SET(PYUIC_WRAPPER "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/pyuic-wrapper.bat")
-    SET(PYUIC_WRAPPER_PATH "${QGIS_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/bin/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
+    IF(USING_NINJA OR USING_NMAKE)
+      SET(PYUIC_WRAPPER "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/pyuic-wrapper.bat")
+      SET(PYUIC_WRAPPER_PATH "${QGIS_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/bin")
+    ELSE(USING_NINJA OR USING_NMAKE)
+      SET(PYUIC_WRAPPER "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/pyuic-wrapper.bat")
+      SET(PYUIC_WRAPPER_PATH "${QGIS_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/bin/${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}")
+    ENDIF(USING_NINJA OR USING_NMAKE)
   ELSE(WIN32)
     # TODO osx
     SET(PYUIC_WRAPPER "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/scripts/pyuic-wrapper.sh")

src/core/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -359,7 +359,9 @@ SET(QGIS_CORE_SRCS
 
 
 FILE(GLOB JSON_HELP_FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/resources/function_help/json/*")
-STRING(REPLACE "$" "$$" JSON_HELP_FILES "${JSON_HELP_FILES}")
+IF(NOT USING_NINJA)
+  STRING(REPLACE "$" "$$" JSON_HELP_FILES "${JSON_HELP_FILES}")
+ENDIF(NOT USING_NINJA)
 STRING(REPLACE "\(" "\\(" JSON_HELP_FILES "${JSON_HELP_FILES}")
 STRING(REPLACE "\)" "\\)" JSON_HELP_FILES "${JSON_HELP_FILES}")
 ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(OUTPUT ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/qgsexpression_texts.cpp

src/core/qgsapplication.cpp

@@ -153,14 +153,14 @@ void QgsApplication::init( QString customConfigPath )
   {
     // we run from source directory - not installed to destination (specified prefix)
     ABISYM( mPrefixPath ) = QString(); // set invalid path
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(USING_NMAKE)
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(USING_NMAKE) && !defined(USING_NINJA)
     setPluginPath( ABISYM( mBuildOutputPath ) + '/' + QString( QGIS_PLUGIN_SUBDIR ) + '/' + ABISYM( mCfgIntDir ) );
 #else
     setPluginPath( ABISYM( mBuildOutputPath ) + '/' + QString( QGIS_PLUGIN_SUBDIR ) );
 #endif
     setPkgDataPath( ABISYM( mBuildSourcePath ) ); // directly source path - used for: doc, resources, svg
     ABISYM( mLibraryPath ) = ABISYM( mBuildOutputPath ) + '/' + QGIS_LIB_SUBDIR + '/';
-#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(USING_NMAKE)
+#if defined(_MSC_VER) && !defined(USING_NMAKE) && !defined(USING_NINJA)
     ABISYM( mLibexecPath ) = ABISYM( mBuildOutputPath ) + '/' + QGIS_LIBEXEC_SUBDIR + '/' + ABISYM( mCfgIntDir ) + '/';
 #else
     ABISYM( mLibexecPath ) = ABISYM( mBuildOutputPath ) + '/' + QGIS_LIBEXEC_SUBDIR + '/';