README.adoc

@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ logdiag
 
 'logdiag' is a simple multiplatform schematic editor written in GTK+.
 
-This software has never really been finished, and is no longer being worked on,
-although I strive to keep it building on Windows XP and elsewhere.
+This software has never really been finished, and is no longer being worked on.
 
 image::docs/user-guide/logdiag-en.png[align="center"]
 
@@ -54,22 +53,28 @@ Build from source on Windows
 ----------------------------
 _Note that with the current method we're stuck with GTK+ 3.8.2._
 
-First install CMake and MinGW.  Add both to your system path.  If you want
-to build an installation package, also install NSIS.  If you want to build
-within a path containing spaces, fix your FindPkgConfig.cmake to say (#22396):
+First install CMake and MinGW. Add both to your system path. If you want
+to build an installation package, also install NSIS. If you want to build within
+a path containing spaces, fix your FindPkgConfig.cmake to say:
 
  separate_arguments(_pkgconfig_invoke_result UNIX_COMMAND "${_pkgconfig_invoke_result}")
 
 Run the following command in the directory with source files to automatically
-fetch and set up all dependencies (note that Windows XP is no longer able to
-download from HTTPS sources):
+fetch and setup all dependencies (contact me if the script becomes obsolete,
+it's easy to fix but I usually update it only just a short while before
+releasing a new version in order to resolve compatibility issues):
 
  > cmake -P Win32Depends.cmake
 
-Reserve a directory for an out-of-source build and let CMake prepare the build:
+Note that Windows XP is no longer able to reliably download from HTTPS sources.
+
+Reserve a directory for an out-of-source build:
 
  > mkdir build
  > cd build
+
+Let CMake prepare the build:
+
  > cmake .. -G "MinGW Makefiles" -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
 
 Now you can generate a package with CPack. You may choose between:

Win32Depends.cmake

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.9)
 # Directories
 set (working_dir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/win32-depends)
 set (pkg_dir ${working_dir}/packages)
+set (tmp_dir ${working_dir}/tmp)
 file (MAKE_DIRECTORY ${working_dir})
 file (MAKE_DIRECTORY ${pkg_dir})
 
@@ -92,11 +93,23 @@ foreach (pkg_set ${pkg_list})
 	foreach (url ${pkg_${pkg_set}_urls})
 		get_filename_component (filename ${url} NAME)
 		message (STATUS "Extracting ${filename}...")
+		set (extract_command ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E tar xf)
 
 		set (filename ${pkg_dir}/${filename})
-		execute_process (COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E tar xf ${filename}
-			WORKING_DIRECTORY ${working_dir}
-			RESULT_VARIABLE status)
+		if (pkg_${pkg_set}_strip)
+			file (MAKE_DIRECTORY ${tmp_dir})
+			execute_process (COMMAND ${extract_command} ${filename}
+				WORKING_DIRECTORY ${tmp_dir}
+				RESULT_VARIABLE status)
+			file (COPY ${tmp_dir}/${pkg_${pkg_set}_strip}/
+				DESTINATION ${working_dir})
+			file (REMOVE_RECURSE ${tmp_dir})
+		else ()
+			execute_process (COMMAND ${extract_command} ${filename}
+				WORKING_DIRECTORY ${working_dir}
+				RESULT_VARIABLE status)
+		endif ()
+
 		if (status)
 			message (FATAL_ERROR "Extraction failed: ${status}")
 		endif ()