Index: kdesettings-example.bat
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--- kdesettings-example.bat	(revision 1047621)
+++ kdesettings-example.bat	(working copy)
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@
 rem for all other packages this option doesn't have any effect
 rem set EMERGE_DEFAULTCATEGORY=kde-4.3
 
+
+rem This option configures CMake to generate Visual Studio solution files instead of nmake files.
+rem set EMERGE_OPTION=cmake.useIDE=1
+
+
+
 rem No editing should be necessary below this line (in an ideal world)
 rem ##################################################################
 
Index: bin/BuildSystem/CMakeBuildSystem.py
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--- bin/BuildSystem/CMakeBuildSystem.py	(revision 1047621)
+++ bin/BuildSystem/CMakeBuildSystem.py	(working copy)
@@ -96,10 +96,29 @@
             os.putenv( "PATH", os.path.join( self.rootdir, self.envPath ) + ";" + os.getenv("PATH") )
 
         if self.compiler() == "msvc2008" and self.subinfo.options.cmake.useIDE:
-            if self.subinfo.options.make.slnBaseName:
-                command = "start %s.sln" % self.subinfo.options.make.slnBaseName
-            else:
-                command = "start %s.sln" % self.package
+            slnpackage = "%s.sln" % self.package
+            if os.path.exists(os.path.join(self.buildDir(),slnpackage)):            
+                command = "vcbuild /M2 %s.sln \"Debug|Win32\"" % self.package
+            else: 
+                topLevelCMakeList = os.path.join(self.sourceDir(),"CMakeLists.txt")
+                if os.path.exists(topLevelCMakeList):
+                    f = open(topLevelCMakeList,'r')
+                    lines = f.read().splitlines()
+                    f.close()
+                    for line in lines:
+                        if line.find("project(") > -1:
+                            a = line.split("(")
+                            a = a[1].split(")")
+                            slnname = a[0].strip()
+                if slnname:
+                    command = "vcbuild /M2 %s.sln \"Debug|Win32\"" % slnname
+                else:
+                    if self.subinfo.options.make.slnBaseName:
+                        command = "vcbuild /M2 %s.sln \"Debug|Win32\"" % self.subinfo.options.make.slnBaseName
+                    else:
+                        msg = "No solution file found for package %s." % self.package
+                        utils.warning(msg)
+                
         else:
             command = self.makeProgramm
 
@@ -122,14 +141,17 @@
         if not self.noFast:
             fastString = "/fast"
 
-        if self.subinfo.options.install.useMakeToolForInstall == True:          
-            command = "%s DESTDIR=%s install%s" % ( self.makeProgramm, self.installDir(), fastString )
+        if self.subinfo.options.install.useMakeToolForInstall == True:
+            if self.compiler() == "msvc2008" and self.subinfo.options.cmake.useIDE:
+                command = "vcbuild INSTALL.vcproj \"Debug|Win32\""
+            else:
+                command = "%s DESTDIR=%s install%s" % ( self.makeProgramm, self.installDir(), fastString )
         else:
             command = "cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=%s -P cmake_install.cmake" % self.installDir()
         
         self.system( command, "install" ) 
 
-        if self.subinfo.options.install.useMakeToolForInstall == True:
+        if self.subinfo.options.install.useMakeToolForInstall == True and not self.subinfo.options.cmake.useIDE:
             utils.fixCmakeImageDir( self.installDir(), self.mergeDestinationDir() )
         return True