[CMake] Compile flags for a single file

[The Novice Coder]

 On Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:52:31 +0200, Alexander Neundorf wrote:
> On Monday 18 April 2011, The Novice Coder wrote:
>>  I've been trying most things I can think of, but have been unable 
>> to
>>  come up with a solution.. the basic gist is I need to change the 
>> compile
>>  flags for a SINGLE file within a project. Specifically, disabling 
>> all
>>  compile warnings for that file.
>>
>>  add_definitions() seems to effect the whole project, so that's not
>>  helping..
>>
>>  Also couldn't use set_property() to do it either. (I could have 
>> been
>>  using it wrong).
>
> set_source_files_properties() should be able to set COMPILE_FLAGS for 
> single
> files.
> * you might also write a file which only does some #define/#undef's 
> and then
> includes the file in question ?
> * you might build a static library consisting only of that one file, 
> if
> necessary in an own subdirectory (which has only the CMakeLists.txt  
> with
> add_library(foo STATIC ../the_file.c), basically)
>
> Alex

 Thank you very much!  That got me on the right path.  If anyone else 
 has the same issue, the final code was:

 if(MSVC)
     set_source_files_properties( ${contrib_db_cpp} PROPERTIES 
 COMPILE_FLAGS " /W0 " )
 endif(MSVC)