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

[David Cole]

Your original message said you didn't want to make it a dependency.
So, why then use "add_dependencies" ...?


On Wed, Apr 4, 2012 at 3:00 PM, David Cole <david.cole at kitware.com> wrote:
> 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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