Add workaround to always build manif python bindings with clang-cl

cmake/Buildmanif.cmake

@@ -4,6 +4,30 @@
 
 include(YCMEPHelper)
 
+# Workaround for https://github.com/artivis/manif/issues/311, if use use python bindings
+# on Windows with MSVC we need to specify somehow the use of clang-cl
+set(manif_CMAKE_GENERATOR_YCM_ARGS "")
+set(manif_CLANG_CL_CMAKE_ARGS "")
+if(ROBOTOLOGY_USES_PYTHON AND MSVC)
+    if("${CMAKE_GENERATOR}" MATCHES "Visual Studio")
+        # If Visual Studio is used, we specify the use of ClangCL via the CMake Generator Toolset option
+        list(APPEND manif_CMAKE_GENERATOR_YCM_ARGS CMAKE_GENERATOR "${CMAKE_GENERATOR}")
+        list(APPEND manif_CMAKE_GENERATOR_YCM_ARGS CMAKE_GENERATOR_TOOLSET "ClangCL")
+    else()
+        # Otherwise, we specify the use of clang-cl via CMAKE_C_COMPILER and CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER versions
+        message(STATUS "VS: $ENV{VSINSTALLDIR} VC: $ENV{VCINSTALLDIR}")
+        if($ENV{VCINSTALLDIR} STREQUAL "")
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "Building robotology-superbuild with CMAKE_GENERATOR=${CMAKE_GENERATOR} and ROBOTOLOGY_USES_PYTHON is enabled, but no VCINSTALLDIR env variable defined.")
+        endif()
+        set(CANDIDATE_CLANG_CL_LOCATION $ENV{VCINSTALLDIR}\\Tools\\Llvm\\x64\\bin\\clang-cl.exe)
+        if(NOT EXISTS ${CANDIDATE_CLANG_CL_LOCATION})
+            message(FATAL_ERROR "Building robotology-superbuild on Windows ROBOTOLOGY_USES_PYTHON is enabled requires the 'C++ Clang Compiler for Windows' and 'C++ Clang-cl for vXYZ build tools' components of Visual Studio, but ${CANDIDATE_CLANG_CL_LOCATION} was not found. Please install the required components and try again.")
+        endif()
+        list(APPEND manif_CLANG_CL_CMAKE_ARGS "-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=${CANDIDATE_CLANG_CL_LOCATION}")
+        list(APPEND manif_CLANG_CL_CMAKE_ARGS "-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=${CANDIDATE_CLANG_CL_LOCATION}")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
 # We pass CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 as we encountered problems when using -march=native
 # and mixing libraries compiled with C++11 and C++17, see
 # https://github.com/artivis/manif/issues/274
@@ -13,7 +37,8 @@ ycm_ep_helper(manif TYPE GIT
               TAG master
               COMPONENT external
               FOLDER src
-              CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF -DBUILD_EXAMPLES:BOOL=OFF -DBUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS:BOOL=${ROBOTOLOGY_USES_PYTHON}  -DMANIFPY_PKGDIR:PATH=${YCM_EP_INSTALL_DIR}/${ROBOTOLOGY_SUPERBUILD_PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR})
+              ${manif_CMAKE_GENERATOR_YCM_ARGS}
+              CMAKE_ARGS -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 -DBUILD_TESTING:BOOL=OFF -DBUILD_EXAMPLES:BOOL=OFF -DBUILD_PYTHON_BINDINGS:BOOL=${ROBOTOLOGY_USES_PYTHON}  -DMANIFPY_PKGDIR:PATH=${YCM_EP_INSTALL_DIR}/${ROBOTOLOGY_SUPERBUILD_PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR} ${manif_CLANG_CL_CMAKE_ARGS})
 
 set(manif_CONDA_PKG_NAME manif)
 set(manif_CONDA_PKG_CONDA_FORGE_OVERRIDE ON)

releases/latest.releases.yaml

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ repositories:
   YCM:
     type: git
     url: https://github.com/robotology/ycm.git
-    version: v0.16.7
+    version: v0.16.8
   YARP:
     type: git
     url: https://github.com/robotology/yarp.git