[CMake] Forcing project to be included in a solution?

[David Cole]

Well, add_dependencies means that the custom target will be built
*before* the target that needs it. So it becomes part of "ALL" if the
other target is part of "ALL".

I thought nothing depended on it, that's why I offered the leave out
"ALL" advice. If something depends on it, then it's going to be
executed before the thing that depends on it...



On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 2:35 PM, Robert Dailey <rcdailey.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
> I add the custom targets as a dependency with add_dependencies(), and I
> create the targets with add_custom_target(), I don't specify "ALL".
>
> In my test with Visual Studio 2008, building the parent project results in
> these custom targets being built as well. According to your instruction,
> this should not happen, correct?
>
> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 12:10 PM, David Cole <david.cole at kitware.com> wrote:
>>
>> Sure, just use add_custom_target without the "ALL" argument. If you
>> don't use "ALL", then the project is completely disconnected from
>> ALL_BUILD and everything else, and will only be triggered when you
>> explicitly build that target/project.
>>
>>
>> HTH,
>> David
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 12:53 PM, Robert Dailey <rcdailey.lists at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > I have a custom target that just runs some commands that have nothing to
>> > do
>> > with building source. For convenience, when generating visual studio
>> > projects, I'd like for that target to be included in the SLN generated
>> > by
>> > project() but I don't want to make it a dependency, since that would
>> > force
>> > it to build when I build any other project in the solution (I think).
>> >
>> > Is there a way to make a vcproj be included in a sln without it building
>> > as
>> > part of the dependency chain?
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance.
>> >
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