Since commit v3.8.0-rc1~232^2 (execute_process: Add ENCODING option for
Windows child process output, 2016-11-23) we decode child process output
using the console's active codepage by default. This differs from
previous versions of CMake and is therefore incompatible. Changing this
default will require a policy, so for now revert the default behavior
back to performing no decoding.
Reported-by: Nils Gladitz <nilsgladitz@gmail.com>
The execute_process command starts all commands in parallel (in order
for the piping to work). Mention this explicitly and also add a note
about how to execute commands sequentially.
Use the KWSys Process "MergeOutput" option to give the child process
the same pipe (or file) for both stdout and stderr. This allows
natural merging of stdout and stderr together instead of merging
on arbitrary buffered read boundaries as before.
State in the execute_process how COMMAND arguments are passed to
the child. Add a note at the end about how the command differs
from add_custom_*().
Suggested-by: Alan W. Irwin
