[CMake] Makefile includes

[Eric Noulard]

2007/6/4, John Donovan <john.donovan at embryonicstudios.com>:
> We're using a 3rd-party build system that is build around GNU make and
> CodeWarrior *shudder*, and they have provided a fairly chunky file that
> needs to be included at the top of the makefile, e.g.:
> include $(SOME_ROOT_DIR)/build/buildtools/commondefs
>
> Is it possible to get cmake to insert this line into my generated makefile?

I think it has already been discussed on this list (you may have a
look in archive).
CMake does not handle such kind of
mix makefile + CMake inclusion.
Moreover you certainly don't *really* want to do it
for the following reason:

How would you use the content of your
include $(SOME_ROOT_DIR)/build/buildtools/commondefs
from within your CMakeLists.txt ?

How can you be sure the eventual makefile rules defined
in your specific file won't clash or interfere with the ones "generated"
by CMake generated Makefiles?

May be you can:

1) Ask your third party build tool provider for CMake support

2) Send on the mailing list the content of
   $(SOME_ROOT_DIR)/build/buildtools/commondefs
   in order for us to suggest Makefile to CMake translation

3) Design your CMake usage with orthogonal usage
    of the 3-rd party buildtool and your CMake usage
   then you may invoke the "3rd party buildtool make"
   from an ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND in your CMakeLists.txt


-- 
Erk