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delete CMake Gui history windows
#include <Windows.h>
#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <cmath>
bool deleteThing(const HKEY& h, const wchar_t* w) {
bool e = RegDeleteValueW(h, w) == ERROR_SUCCESS;
if (e)
std::wcout << L"Key " << w << L" deleted\n";
return e;
}
typedef unsigned long int uli;
int main()
{
std::cout << "CMake Cleanup\n";
HKEY h;
if (RegOpenKeyW(
HKEY_CURRENT_USER,
L"Software\\Kitware\\CMakeSetup\\Settings\\StartPath",
&h
) == ERROR_SUCCESS) {
deleteThing(h, L"LastGenerator");
std::wstring cstr;
uli c = 0;
const uli longsize = pow(2, (sizeof(long int) * 8)) - 1;
do {
cstr = L"WhereBuild" + std::to_wstring(c++);
if (RegGetValueW(h, NULL, cstr.c_str(), RRF_RT_REG_SZ, NULL, NULL, NULL) != ERROR_SUCCESS)
break;
if (!deleteThing(h, cstr.c_str()))
break;
} while (c < longsize);
RegCloseKey(h);
}
else std::cerr << "Can't read Key\n";
std::cout << std::flush;
}
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THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
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SOFTWARE.
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